Sir, - In past years, an Order of the Court was always regarded as being something above the ordinary, and was generally respected and obeyed. Disobedience to a court order was dealt with most severely by the courts, and rightly so, and there was general public reprobation of anyone who treated one with contempt.
Yet nowadays, it seems that there is little or no regard for an Order of the Court. At one time, policemen nearly always made it a practice to obtain a warrant to arrest, or to search, except where time did not permit. There was the added bonus that no action of a civil nature could be taken against the policemen armed with a warrant. This practice seems to have fallen into disuse, more is the pity.
If a person has been committed to prison under an Order of the Court, does the Minister for Justice, or any prison governor, have authority to release such a person before the expiration of the term ordered by the court - at least, without the sanction of that court? Of course, the court will not move in any matter, unless application is made to it in the matter, and who is going to move the court in the matter of the "Revolving Door"? Yours, etc.,
Old Quarry,
Dalkey,
Co Dublin.