Difference between PIL & Writ

Bhawani Mahapatra (Querist) 03 March 2011 This query is : Resolved
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Please tell in details the difference between PIL & writ.

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Dhawal Bhandari (Expert) 04 March 2011
PIL is writ only but PIL means litigation in the interest of public and not in the interest of the litigant

M V Gupta (Expert) 04 March 2011
Writs are the petitions filed by individuals/corporates and other persons for reliefs in their own causes.(see Articles 32 and 226 of the Indian Constitution) Whereas the PILs are applications filed by any citizen for remedying the hardships faced by the public at large. PIL is not defined in any Statute. It is the outcome of judicial activism to take cognisance of a cause at the instance of any person(whether he is personaslly affected or not) affecting the public at large. it is an exception to the doctrine of Locus Standi applicbale to actions in courts of law.