Sorry but Durga can never be justified entirely as a heroine. Had she taken Sabrina Lall path then things would be different.
- Goenkas hire spies, goons. Durga also does.
- Goenkas made life of those who supported them by rewarding them with jobs, titles, position etc. Durga too got people jobs/resettled.
- Goenkas destroyed a family (Mitras). Durga too destroyed families (Gangulys, Basus, Goenkas etc). Okay if families destroyed by Durga are not innocent like Mitras but act of destruction is same.
- Goenkas do illegal acts like forgery, bribing, getting people beaten up, spying etc. Durga too did illegal acts like identity theft, forgery, bribing, hiring goons to paralyse a man, spying etc. The only things she didn't do are murder and rape. But that doesn't discount her foray in illegality either.
- Goenkas do drama of friendliness, pretense. Durga and Dayal too did drama only be it friendliness, love or camaraderie. Though their intention was something else.
- Durga regrets what she does. But even Goenkas (except Shaurya) often regret what they do. So what? Both go ahead with what they want to.
- Shaurya records acts and plays them. Sorry but Durga also recorded each scream of Shaurya when he was being beaten up and paralysed by goons. She and Dayal instead broadcasted it to Payal!
Whatever be the cause, good or bad, recording and playing someone else's agony is not right.
- Goenkas cannot take it if someone hurts them. Same for Durga as she not only plotted against all involved in rape and cover up, and even Dev - just because he didn't support her or sent that email. She was blasting at Akash too when she suspected his loyalty.
- Goenkas cannot take loved ones being hurt. And they retaliate. Durga too cannot take loved ones being hurt and she retaliates.
- Goenkas make offers and deals. Durga did same. Even marriage with Dev was a deal.
- All are fighting for personal cause here. No one is fighting for greater cause.
- Goenkas use their own in plan. Durga too used her own in plan including poor Payal who was exposed to Shaurya.
Honestly, we might talk of good or bad side here but fact is that in clear principle of ethics NONE of them is holier than thou or has moral higher ground. Did Durga try to use all resources and influence to reopen case? No.
She instead got into similar trickery and questionable acts. There are too many similarities in acts of Durga and Goenkas. Lines between them are thin and rather blurred.
In end EHT has very wrong message that justice is only for rich and powerful stakeholders, and there is no justice without getting into trickery yourself.
In movies when we have vigilante justice, the hero or heroine does get jail in end. Only some movies like Ghayal and Shahenshah, Shool etc let hero himself be the law and excused even murder of villain in Parliament!
EHT ought to have exposed villains and reopened case using popular support. Or else Durga also should be willing to hand over herself to court for illegal acts she and her allies did. Her case can be forwarded for mercy. But on her and her allies' part it would be honourable to take revenge by exposing culprits in media and court than fight and be smug.
Durga cannot be compared to protagonists of Mardaani and Kahaani because the ladies in those films were conferred power by law to use force. Durga is not authorised like them.
Show must uphold law in end than take matters in own hand. After all, even Veeru was jailed again in Sholay for taking law in hands to fight Gabbar.