It is irony of the times that we live in that Delhi Police personnel on Wednesday gathered outside the office of the Commissioner to ask for protection for themselves.
Astonishingly, a parking dispute at the Tis Hazari court complex in Delhi on Saturday snowballed into situation in which lawyers, who are supposed to be the custodians of law, resorted to beating up police personnel. They claim that the attack was a reaction to the police firing on them, injuring some of their colleagues. The police claimed they only fired in the air. Since Monday, lawyers in six Delhi district courts have been on strike, inconveniencing litigants.
A proper enquiry will be able to establish the exact sequence of events. But the violence by the lawyers reflects two unfortunate tendencies: the malaise in our society where instant justice by the mob is fast becoming the norm and also the growing gap between the police top brass and the beat constable.
Lax implementation
The main cause of the growing lawlessness in our society is the lax and partial implementation of the law.
In several instances, even the police do not seem to care for the law themselves. In 2016, for instance, it was the police who had connived with lawyers at Delhi’s Patiala House...
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