NCERT Controversy: The Central Government has taken a big step amid the controversy over the content written about the judiciary in school books. On the orders of the Supreme Court, a 3-member committee has now been formed, which will review these subjects. The Central Government has informed the Supreme Court about this.
The Central Government told the Supreme Court that a 3-member committee has been formed on the instructions of the Court. This committee includes former Supreme Court judge Justice Indu Malhotra, senior lawyer KK Venugopal and Garhwal University Vice Chancellor Prakash Singh. This committee will work in collaboration with the National Judicial Academy Bhopal as per the order of the Supreme Court.
What is the whole matter?
This matter is related to a book of class 8 of NCERT. The Supreme Court had taken cognizance of a chapter written in this book on ‘Judicial Corruption’. On February 26, the court had banned this book and also ordered to remove its PDF file available on the website. Also, notice was issued to the Secretary of the Department of School Education and the Director of NCERT.
The hearing will continue for now
In the hearing held on March 11, the officers concerned appeared personally in the court and apologized unconditionally. He told the court that the book has been withdrawn. Expressing satisfaction over this, the bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant accepted the apology. However, the court made it clear that it will not stop hearing the case yet.
Experts apologized
The court had ordered the removal of three education experts from their posts, holding them responsible for the controversial chapter. It was also said that any institution receiving funds from the Central or State Government should not have any connection with these three. Now these experts Michel Denino, Suparna Diwakar and Alok Prasanna have filed an application in the court and sought apology. On Monday (April 6), the court said that their arguments will be heard in the next hearing.
Keep an eye on social media also
In the last hearing, the court had also sought information about those websites and social media accounts on which allegedly derogatory comments were made against the judiciary. The court had said that necessary legal action would be taken in such cases. However, there was no discussion on this issue on Monday.