Judgment

Pattanaik, J.-Leave granted.

2. This appeal by grant of special leave is directed against the Judgment of the Division Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench. On a petition being filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by a tax payer of the Indore Municipality, the High Court entertained the same as a public interest litigation and by the im­pugned order, quashed an auction held by the Indore Development Au­thority as well as the highest bid of the appellant in the said auc­tion which had been accepted by the Indore Development Authority and also and award of a competent arbitrator in respect of the dispute between the Indore Development Authority and the appellant. Before embarking upon an inquiry into the legality of the impugned judgment of the High Court, it is necessary to bear in mind that a public interest litigation is usually entertained by a court for the purpose of redressing public injury, enforcing public duty, protecting social rights and vindicating public interest. The real purpose of entertain­ing such application is the vindication of the rule of law, effective access to justice to the economically weaker class and meaningful realisa