Rules for PIL in Punjab And Haryana High Court


As per order dated 26.7.2013 passed by Hon'ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana issued directions in CWP no. 15989 of 2013 and in accordance with 'Maintainability of Public Interest Litigation Rules 2010 ' .

 As per clause 6 of the rules, it is mentioned that'ordinarily, the PIL may be entertained on any subject of vital public importance only. 

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 To have a better look of the entire Rules and Procedures of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, you can read the entire volumes here.

 For your ready reference the rules are reproduced here:

 Vol. V. 1 Ch. 1-A(c) [89]MAINTAINBILITY OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION RULES, 2010 

 1.(i) These Rules shall be called as MAINTAINBILITY OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION RULES, 2010. (ii) These Rules shall come into force with effect from the date of approval by the Full Court. 
2. No Public Interest Litigation shall be entertained by the Registry unless the petitioner(s) has specifically disclosed his credentials and his direct or indirect personal motive or interest involved in the case, if any, by way of an affidavit.
3. Every Public Interest Litigation shall be separately numbered and categorized. 
4. All the Public Interest Litigations shall be listed before a Division Bench by the orders of the Chief Justice of the High Court. 
5. The Bench, wherever it appears so desirable, may ask the petitioner to deposit an appropriate amount with the Registry to be paid as compensation/costs to the person/institution who may be forced to contest the litigation, which is ultimately found to be vexatious, frivolous or mala fide. 
6. Ordinarily, the PIL may be entertained on any subject of vital public importance, such as:

  (a) Bonded Labour matters. (b) Neglected Children. (c) Petitions from riot victims. (d) Petitions complaining of harassment or torture of persons belonging Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes by the others or by the police. (e) Petitioner pertaining to environmental pollution, disturbance of ecological balance, forest and wild life. (f) Petitioners complaining violation of human rights. 
7. The Registry shall be entitled to verify the antecedents of a person, society or an association who involves the jurisdiction of the High Court on the cause of public interest. Where the Registry has any doubt on such antecedents, an office note to this effect shall be put up, except on the petitions which are received by post. 
8. The Public Interest Petitions received through post shall not be entertained except in the following cases:- 

 (i) Petitions sent by prisoners and detenues; (ii) Petitions complaining violation of human rights; (iii) Petitions seeking a writ in the nature of habeas corpus; (iv) Petitions with a cause of such nature that it may require suomotu proceedings by this Court in ‘Public interest’; (v) Petitions by finally or physically disabled persons, minors and/or oppressed sections of Society. The petitions falling in this category may be sent to the Member Secretary of the State Legal Services Authority concerned, who, on satisfaction regarding genuineness of the petitioner, may provide adequate legal aid including a counsel to the victim. 

 9. All the suo-motu petitions initiated by the High Court shall be put up before the Chief Justice for enlisting the same before an appropriate Bench as per roster within three days.
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