THE problems with our justice system are there for all to see. They have been widely identified through PILs, in reportage by journalists and in the observations by judges themselves in their courtrooms. Most recently, judges in the Supreme Court have questioned the impartiality of the police and expressed concern over the eagerness to make arrests when there seems to be no urgent need to do so.
Perhaps the most tragic example of such excesses is that of the arrest of Fr Stan Swamy, who despite his advanced years and frail health, was picked up in Jharkhand and dumped in. . .