Which of the following are not considered as Public Interest Litigation (PIL) cases?
(A) Landlord-tenant cases

. (B) Service matters and cases related to pension and gratuity.

(C) Family pension

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) A and B
Explanation:
• According to the Supreme Court Guidelines for entertaining Public Interest Litigation (PIL), certain private matters are excluded from being treated as PILs.
• Landlord-Tenant matters (Point A) are considered private disputes and are explicitly listed in the negative list of PILs.
• Service matters and those pertaining to Pension and Gratuity (Point B) are also excluded, as they relate to individual employee-employer disputes.
Information Booster:
• The concept of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was introduced in the Indian judicial system in the early 1980s.
• Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer and Justice P.N. Bhagwati are considered the pioneers of PIL in India. • While regular pension matters are excluded, Petitions for Family Pension (Point C) are often entertained as PILs, specifically to help neglected widows or dependents who lack the resources to fight long legal battles.
• Other accepted grounds for PIL include bonded labor, neglected children, and petitions from jails.