New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Wednesday moved swiftly to remove the content of “corruption at all levels of the judiciary” from its new eighth-class social science textbooks after it faced criticism from the Supreme Court over what a bench led by CJI Surya Kant called a “deep-rooted conspiracy to defame the judiciary”.In a late-night development, the committee said it had suspended distribution of the newly released textbook after noticing “inappropriate textual material and errors of judgment” in a chapter on the judiciary. The report said the issue had been raised internally and with the Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry of Education.“The judges of the Constitutional Court and the District Court are disturbed by this. I’m already aware of this problem. I will not allow anyone on earth to defame this institution or tarnish its integrity. No matter who it is, no matter how high the amount is, I know how to handle it. ” A visibly upset CJI told senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Mukul Rohatgi, who raised the issue when judicial work began at 10.30 am. Advocates told CJI Justices Kant, Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi that imparting knowledge about judicial corruption to impressionable students would bring the institution into disrepute and asked the Supreme Court to take note of the matter.Sommer was listed for Thursday’s hearing.
NCERT holds internal meeting to review chapters in social science textbooks
I received hundreds of calls and messages from citizens, judges, and judicial officials expressing serious concern. ” said CJI Surya Kant.Faced with criticism from the judiciary, government sources expressed contrition. “Controversial parts should not be written,” one of them said, adding that textbooks should focus on “inspiring aspects” rather than highlighting institutional flaws in isolation. Sources said the book’s inclusion was “inappropriate” and should not have entered the school curriculum, and that under the agreement the book had to go through layers of scrutiny before being approved for publication.Judge Budge referred to the basic structure principle and said that “the constitutional integrity of the basic structure is missing from the structure of the textbook.”Sibal said textbooks could have devoted a chapter to the workings of the judiciary, educating children on the challenges it faces in deciding cases and telling how the institution has earned public trust and confidence to a great extent.Pointing to what he called selective targeting of the judiciary, Singhvi said textbooks made no mention of corruption elsewhere in politics, bureaucracies or business. “Is this assuming there is no corruption there? We understand the state of politics, bureaucracy and business,” he said. This led the CJI to suspect a “deep-rooted conspiracy” to defame the judiciary.NCERT held an internal meeting to review the chapter titled “Exploring Society: India and Beyond” in social science textbooks. An electronic version of the book is available for download from the council’s website, but several copies have already been downloaded. NCERT Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani did not respond to calls while another senior official declined to comment, saying the matter was sub judice.
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