New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday banned circulation of the NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook containing references to judicial corruption and warned of possible contempt action against the council chief. We would like to have a deeper probe. As head of the judiciary, it is my duty to ensure accountability, heads must roll. I will not close these proceedings until there is some accountability.
The CJI expressed concern over the impact of the material, and said, If you teach the entire teaching community and the students that the judiciary is corrupt — what message will go? Teachers will learn it, parents will learn it. The Chief Justice also noted that despite the government’s claim that the publication had been withdrawn, it continued to circulate widely. The two people involved with this chapter will never be involved with any activity of this ministry in the future — even any other ministry, he told the court, stressing that the Centre was not taking an adversarial stand.
Some of these articles are in the digital domain… It’s for the government to issue take-down orders, he said, adding that the chapter disproportionately focused on corruption and pendency without addressing legal aid or access to justice. The bench further questioned the administrative response from NCERT, remarking that instead of introspection over what it described as “reckless, irresponsible and contemptuous” content, the council’s director had defended the chapter.
CJI Surya Kant said there appears to be a deep-rooted, well planned conspiracy to defame the judiciary. Taking exception to the NCERT’s Wednesday communication, the SC said there was not a single word of apology in it, and instead, they have tried to justified it. At the outset, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tendered an unconditional and unqualified apology on behalf of Ministry of education.
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