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UPSC 1997: The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in
(a)the United Kingdom
(b)Australia
(c)the United States
(d)Canada
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The concept of Public Interest Litigation was first developed in the United States in the 1960s–70s before being adopted by other common-law countries and India in the 1980s. ([exam.pscnotes.com](https://exam.pscnotes.com/public-interest-litigation/?utm_source=openai))
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