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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Judiciary not averse to criticism but uninformed assertion: Supreme Court in NCERT order

New Delhi: The judiciary is not, and cannot be, averse to criticism, the Supreme Court has said while cautioning that such criticism be voiced through the appropriate forum and in a fair, rational mechanism.

The observations by a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana came while closing suo motu proceedings pertaining to the contents of the Class 8 NCERT textbook which referred to corruption in the judiciary.

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