In fairness to the Court, it would likely not have taken offence to the passages had these had been in any other book. However, instances of judicial corruption are real and censoring textbooks is not a corrective measure. The Court, perhaps, saw the textbook as an attempt to intimidate the judiciary. But, such critical references had been used in chapters dealing with the government or the political executive as well. The problem is not that the textbook selectively targets the judiciary; it is that the judiciary selectively targets certain portions.

Source: The Hindu March 02, 2026 03:17 UTC