New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Wednesday took strong objection to the portions of the new NCERT Class 8 textbook which refer to “corruption in judiciary”.
CJI Surya Kant pointed out that he would not permit anyone to defame or denigrate the institution and will take necessary action.
As per an Indian Express report published on Tuesday, the new NCERT Class 8 textbook on social sciences mentioned “corruption in judiciary” and “massive backlogs” as major challenges.
On Wednesday, Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal, accompanied by Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, flagged the issue before the CJI. “We are deeply disturbed, Class 8 students being taught that judiciary is corrupt,” Sibal pointed out.
Sibal said: “NCERT is teaching class 8 students about judicial corruption. This is a matter of grave concern. We are here for the bar.”
Senior Advocate AM Singhvi said: “The selectivity, my lord. The selectivity.. it is there in other areas also but judicial corruption!”
What did the CJI say
CJI Surya Kant said: “Please wait for a few days. Bar and Bench all are perturbed. All HC judges are perturbed. I will take up the matter suo motu. I will not allow anybody to defame the institution. Law will take its course.”
“As head of the institution, I have done my duty and I have taken cognizance. This seems to be a calculated measure… I won’t say much…”