NCERT Class 8 Textbook Flags ‘Corruption And Backlog In Judiciary’

“I will not allow anyone on earth to defame the institution. Howsoever high they be, nobody is above the law. Do not worry… I know how to deal with it,” the CJI said in open court after a group of senior advocates urged the court to intervene.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the issue before a bench also comprising justice Joymalya Bagchi, saying the Bar was “deeply disturbed”.

“We are compelled to urgently mention this matter since we, at the Bar, are deeply disturbed. Children in Class 8 are being taught about ‘corruption in judiciary’. It is a part of the NCERT curriculum and their textbook,” Sibal submitted.