SC call on Arnab is right, but judiciary shouldn’t treat other pleas for liberty differently
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SC call on Arnab is right, but judiciary shouldn’t treat other pleas for liberty differently

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Supreme Court has taken the right call on Arnab Goswami. It’s also wise to emphasise that protecting individual liberties is the judiciary’s primary responsibility. But why should the judiciary treat many other prayers for liberty differently, often tossing these back and forth with adjournments? Equality before law goes with liberty.

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