Supreme Court guidelines in relation to public interest litigations

Supreme Court, in Guruvayoor Devaswom Managing Committee v. C.K. Rajan [2003] 7 SCC 546 though laid down the following guidelines in relation to public interest litigations:- (i)  The Court in exercise of powers under Article 32 and Article 226 of the Constitution of India can entertain a petition filed by any interested person in the welfare of the people who is in a disadvantaged position and, thus, not in a position to knock the doors of the Court. (ii)  Issues of public importance, enforcement of fundamental rights of large number of public vis-a-vis the constitutional duties and functio...