Water inevitably finds a level and judging by the warm reception they still receive, Tun Salleh Abas and his 'fallen' colleagues have hardly been tainted by the judicial crisis of 1988.

Many agree that others, not the 'fallen' themselves, are to be relegated to the 'judicial dustbin' and commentaries, in particular Tun Salleh's May Day for Justice juxtaposed with Datuk George Seah's periodicals, have shaped public opinion in their favour.

They gallantly defended our beloved institution against a political machine scrambling for survival then and now, elements of the same machinations are stonewalling the Bar Council's proposal to probe the crisis.

Re-visiting the Salleh Abas tribunal would be a significant milestone for the current administration, not to mention for the many good elements within who have been tarred. The obviously flawed tribunal report would be an appropriate place to start.

Hopefully, the stonewalling machinations notwithstanding, the Bar Council's proposal will gain currency and move to its logical conclusion. Coming clean on a subject of such magnitude will benefit the public and current administration immensely - not so much Tun Salleh or his 'fallen' colleagues who only lost their jobs.