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Context :
'Won't
allow anyone to defame judiciary': CJI Kant on NCERT Class 8 textbook row .. Tribune .. 25 Feb 2026
Extract :
Taking strong exception to a chapter on judicial
corruption in an NCERT Class 8 textbook, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday
asserted that nobody on the earth would be allowed to defame the Judiciary and
taint its integrity.
“I will not allow anyone to defame the
institution. I know how to deal with it… It seems to be a calculated move,”
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said after senior counsel Kapil Sibal
mentioned the issue, requesting him to take cognisance of the issue.
The newly released social science
textbook for Class 8 published by the National Council of Educational Research
and Training (NCERT) has introduced a section on “Corruption in the Judiciary”
and also mentions pending cases in the chapter titled ‘The Role of the Judiciary in Our Society’.
The Part II of the NCERT Social Science Textbook for Class 8 was released on February 23 after a
huge delay. The section on “Corruption in the Judiciary” stated that judges are bound by
a code of conduct that governs not only their behaviour in court but also their
conduct outside it.
The chapter highlighted the judiciary’s
internal accountability mechanisms and refers to the established procedure for
receiving complaints through the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and
Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). According to the book, more than 1,600 complaints
were received through this mechanism between 2017 and 2021.
The chapter on judiciary also listed
the approximate number
of pending cases in :
> the Supreme Court (81,000),
> high courts (62,40,000), and
> district and subordinate courts
(4,70,00,000).
“While the number of pending cases
shows a part of the problem, the real issue is the long time that it takes to resolve a
case.
In the high courts, for example, nearly
three-fourths of pending cases have been unresolved for over a year, and half of them have been pending for more
than three years.
Some cases have remained unresolved for more than 50 years!” read the chapter.
My Take :
I can understand NCERT talking about :
> No of pending cases before
various courts
> Long time it takes for
judiciary to dispose off these cases
Even then, for NCERT to single out only the JUDICIARY WING for :
> Allowing pending work /
business to pile up, and
> Taking a long time to address
such business,
- is totally unfair
This “ State of Affairs “ is equally true for the LEGISLATIVE and the
ADMINISTRATIVE wings !
And as far as the matter of corruption is concerned, it is absolutely
unfair to single out JUDICIARY
Readers of this blog know just too well which wing of our government is
the MOST CORRUPT !
Lesser said the better – except that we, the citizen must thank our
MEDIA to expose all the cases of alleged corruption they can dig up
Dear NCERT :
It would be much better if you were to prescribe that ( onwards of 8th Standard ),
one period every week is reserved for a “ BRAINSTORMING SESSION “ among the
students to take up one ( of the thousands ) of the problems facing the ( local ? )
SOCIETY for coming up with a CONSENSUS SOLUTION , to encourage enlarged
participation and for fostering CREATIVE / OUT-of – BOX thinking
And require all school managements to :
> Put up these SOLUTIONS on
the School Notice Boards
> Forward a copy ( consolidated for entire year ) to NCERT / State Govts
concerned / Central Government
With Regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.HemenParekh.ai / www.IndiaAGI.ai / www.YourContentCreator.in / www.My-Teacher.in / 26 Feb 2026
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