Locus standi: standing rules now permit broader access when applicants show a genuine connection to the issue. Locus standi is the right or capacity to bring an action or be heard; authoritative definitions describe it as the right to appear or seek relief. While traditionally limited to those personally aggrieved, constitutional developments in India have relaxed that strict rule, with courts adopting a liberal approach that avoids dismissing petitions on hyper technical standing grounds where the applicant shows a genuine connection to the issue.