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Public Interest Litigations? or Public Interests dialogues !

Taking clue from observations so made by the Hon.Justice P.N. Bhagwati in Bahdhua Mukti Morcha, "…matters of larger public interest that come before Supreme Court and High Courts really speaking are not adversary in nature", i take leave to state few words. The very word "Litigation" in matters of large Public interest creates a climate of conflict between the Govt/agency and the Petitioner, whose interests and objectives in fact are common. Is not it is desirable that................ critical matters, at least, relating to human development say- housing for all, Sanitation, Clean drinking water, Security of the People, administration of Justice, matters, which are of no dispute, in the sense that even the Govts are not averse to these things, however they may have some constraints of some nature.... ................should be resolved with combined dialogue with the Petitioners, the Govt and the Judiciary. The modalities may have to be shaped for t...