Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of NCERT Textbook References to “Corruption in Judiciary”

The Supreme Court of India took suo motu cognisance of references to “corruption in the judiciary” in a new NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook.

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the Court will not permit any attempt to defame or denigrate the institution.

Senior advocates raised concerns when mentioning that the chapter presents corruption and case backlog in a selective manner to school students. 

The Court noted that the content caused concern among members of the Bench and Bar and assured that appropriate steps would be taken after examining the issue.