State Of Uttaranchal vs Balwant Singh Chaufal & Ors on 18 January, 2010
7. As held in State of Uttaranchal Vs. Balwant Singh Chaufal,
(2010) 3 SCC 402, the courts should be prima facie satisfied regarding
the correctness of the contents of the petition and that substantial public
interest is involved before entertaining a PIL. The courts should also
ensure that the PIL is aimed at redressal of genuine public harm or public
injury and that there is no personal gain, private motive or oblique motive
behind filing the public interest litigation.