How did Public Interest Litigation change the role of the judiciary?

Correct answer: It made courts more accessible for public interest and weaker-section issues

Correct answer: A, PIL made courts more accessible for public-interest and weaker-section issues. Public Interest Litigation allows a public-spirited person or organisation to approach a court about a matter affecting people or groups who may be unable to approach the court themselves because of poverty, illiteracy or other barriers. It therefore widened access to justice and enabled the judiciary to address concerns beyond a dispute between two individual parties. It did not remove the need for constitutional limits or legal reasoning. Option B is the opposite of the effect of PIL, because PIL expanded access rather than restricting courts to business disputes. Option C is incorrect because courts do not become the Election Commission. Option D is incorrect because PIL seeks to make justice more accessible, not to exclude citizens. Memory cue: PIL connects public problems with access to justice.