NEW DELHI, FEB 25 : The Supreme Court took serious objection to the new class 8 NCERT test book containing a portion related to corruption in the judiciary and said that the it has decided to take suo motu cognisance of the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the mention on Wednesday in the top court, senior advocate Kapil Sibal also submitted about the removal of the subjects on the constitutional structure in class 8 NCERT school books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This is absolutely scandalous,” he contended before the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Since you have mentioned, I am informing you that I have already passed an order and am taking the matter suo motu. I will not allow anyone on earth to taint the integrity of the institution and defame the institution. At any cost, I will not permit it. Whosoever high it may be, the law will take its course. I know how to deal with it,” CJI Kant said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NCERT Class 8 textbook lists ‘corruption, case backlog, judge shortage’ as key challenges in judiciary<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The other judge in the Bench of the top court, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, while criticising the move, said it was against the basic structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is to be noted that the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has withdrawn its revised Class 8 Social Science textbook from being sold a day after its release, following the controversy over a section on ‘corruption in the judiciary’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The book, introduced recently, was even unavailable at NCERT’s office, the next day, following instructions from the Sales Division to pull it out from circulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chapter titled “The Role of the Judiciary in Our Society” included a section on judicial accountability that triggered the row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It stated that judges are bound by a code of conduct, including the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct, which require them to remain fair, impartial and maintain integrity in both personal and professional life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It further noted that when these standards are not upheld, the judiciary has internal mechanisms to ensure accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Complaints can be filed through the Centralised Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS), with over 1,600 judiciar related complaints recorded between 2017 and 2021,” it read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notably, the text also mentioned that in serious cases, judges can be removed by Parliament through impeachment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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