NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure over references to “corruption in the judiciary” in a newly introduced Class 8 Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), remarking that no one would be permitted to “defame or denigrate” the institution.
The development arose from a CJI Kant-led Bench after senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi raised concerns over the contents of the revised textbook.
Sibal submitted that members of the legal fraternity were “deeply disturbed” that schoolchildren were being taught about corruption in the judiciary, describing the inclusion as “entirely scandalous”.