India, March 22 -- "Trial by media" is not a rarity in our society. Given the fact that scandal sells where page views or television clicks are concerned, there are "scandals" that ultimately end up as figments of imagination. Or worse, as having been motivated by the intent of some to deliberately besmirch the reputation of an individual who may be innocent. No matter. News of the scandal involving an individual appears on Page 1 not just once but several times, and any future denial or retraction gets buried in a small item on Page 18. There has been much speculation about the actual facts behind the reported discovery by firemen of a cash hoard in a judge's house. A story involving an individual of such high consequence as a High Court...