Dehradun, July 11 -- The constitution of India provides equal protection to every citizen of India without regard to position, social status or wealth. All those vested with powers to exercise in the pursuit of their duty are also vested with responsibilities that actually limit constitutional freedoms - a District Magistrate, for instance, cannot put his or her feet up and binge watch Wimbledon matches without a care in the world as would some ordinary citizen!
Those entrusted with interpretation of the constitutional rights in the performance of their duties must understand this principle of equality. Take the case of the ruling Shiv Sena MLA, Sanjay Gaikwad, who punched a canteen staff member in Mumbai more than once to protest the qual...