Hari Dev Shourie (1911–2005) was a well-known consumer activist in India.
He fought a number of Public Interest Litigations, many of which resulted in Landmark Judgments by the Supreme Court of India.
Common Cause has worked on issues like the 2G spectrum case, Indian coal allocation scam, Advance healthcare directive, appointment of Lokpal, banning of Professional Blood Donation, etc.
[3] His son is Arun Shourie, former Minister for Communications, IT and Disinvestment and one of India's best known journalists.
Another son is Deepak Shourie, managing director, Discovery Communications India.