India, March 31 -- Janata Janardan is watching

As a common man, I was intrigued to read about the case of the authorities finding burnt stacks of cash in the outhouse of Justice Yashwant Varma of the Delhi High Court. According to Arghya Sengupta, Research Director of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, that is held in high esteem for its service, Justice Yashwant Varma is "reputed to be a fine Judge. His judgements are well-reasoned and his record good." With such a Judge, how could this alleged wrong-doing happen? It seems a secret wrapped in mystery inside an enigma.

Be that as it may, I am prompted to reflect on the incident after reading Vikram Muthanna's column last Saturday. He had alluded to another case of 'wrong-doing' where the ve...