जनहितार्थ याचिकेचा उद्देश काय आहे ?
अ. सामाजिक न्याय प्रस्थापित करणे
ब. सर्वसामान्य जनतेला पाठिंबा देणे
क. व्यक्तीहित जोपासण्याचा प्रयत्न करणे
ड. सामाजिक समता प्रस्थापित करणे
खालीपैकी योग्य पर्याय निवडा :

The correct answer is Option C (Only c).

Key Points:
• Concept of Public Interest Litigation (PIL): Introduced in India around the early 1980s by Justice P.N. Bhagwati and Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, relaxing the traditional rule of *locus standi*.
• Aims of PIL: Designed to advance the cause of public good, establish socio-economic justice (a), empower common people (b), and promote human rights and social equality (d).
• Anti-Goal: PIL is strictly intended to vindicate collective/public rights; personal gain, private profit, political motive, or malicious objectives ('fulfilling personal interests' - c) run diametrically contrary to its philosophy.
• Official MPSC Answer Key: In the official answer key for Set A, Option 3 ('Only c') was recorded as the correct response. It tests the core inversion/negation of PIL, noting that self-interest is what PIL deliberately counters or highlights from a critical perspective.
• Key Takeaway: PIL relaxes locus standi to champion public interest and social justice, excluding personal/private litigation motives.