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There is no denying the fact that Public Interest Litigations have completely revolutionized the traditional notion of locus standi in the recent decades and has set the tone right for the general masses to approach the judicial forum in order to enforce collective rights; thereby effectuating the righteous civic sense and empowering the society towards informed decision making. Time and again Public Interest Litigations have been rigorously utilized to address the needs of the hour as far as the Environmental Jurisprudence is concerned in the country. The Judiciary has also played a pivotal role in catering to the environmental protection and related interests of the masses inter alia through various decisions. The present paper makes an attempt to critically evaluate the vitiated and biased trends which have overpowered the effective tool of Public Interest Litigation in the recent times as far as the Environment Law matters are concerned. An attempt shall also be made to narrate the present day judicial outlook over such unaccountable change and possible recommendations shall be included towards the concluding segment of the paper to suggest plausible means which could help in gauging the problem to its core.