Unfortunately, today’s batei din are more of a circus than ever before in our history. It is commonplace for dayanim to deal with one side only, and to issue a psak that imposes on the other, without having ever made contact with the other baal din or a representative. I know this from first hand experience. Once this occurs, the dayanim themselves have distinguished themselves as low lifes, who do not follow the Torah dictate, and who use the “Torah” to carry out their will which is against it.
This case points to many wrongs, but the one I highlighted here exists in countless cases that lack the drama to get into the media. As long as we continue to respect dayanim who violate basic halachos, we will keep getting incidents in which the fairness the Torah demands is nowhere to be found.