Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has referred to the “selective” reference to “corruption in the judiciary” in a Class 8 NCERT book as a “tentatively calculated, deep-rooted attempt” to denigrate the institution.
“I will not let anything like to happen,” CJI Kant, visibly annoyed, emphasised when senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi brought up the issue in open court. They urged the CJI to take suo motu cognisance.
Mr. Sibal said that the reference to “corruption,” particularly in relation to the judiciary, seemed deliberate.
“It is as if there is no corruption in other organs of governance — Ministers, bureaucrats, the police, politicians,” Mr. Sibal and Mr. Singhvi said.
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