Centre denies permission for Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s gulf tour: Report
New Delhi: The Union government has reportedly denied permission for Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s proposed visit to several Gulf countries, according to a report by Mathrubhumi.com.
Officials said that the Ministry of External Affairs communicated the decision to the Kerala government. However, no reasons were cited for the denial of permission, the report added.
Chief Minister Vijayan was scheduled to travel to Gulf nations along with State Minister Saji Cherian. The visit was planned to begin on October 16, with Vijayan expected to attend an event in Bahrain that evening. Following that, he was to travel to Saudi Arabia, where public programmes were planned in Dammam, Jeddah, and Riyadh on October 17, 18, and 19 respectively.
Further, meetings were scheduled in Muscat and Salalah in Oman on October 24 and 25.
The Kerala government has not yet issued an official response to the Centre’s decision.
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SC takes cognisance of NCERT class 8 chapter on corruption in judiciary
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of the contents of the class 8 NCERT textbook referring to corruption in the judiciary and termed it a matter of "grave concern."
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was urged by senior advocate Kapil Sibal that "children of class 8 are taught about corruption in the judiciary. This is a matter of grave concern."
The CJI said, "I will not allow anybody to defame the institution. Law will take its course."
He added, "As head of the institution, I have done my duty and have taken cognisance … This seems to be a calculated move. I won't say much."
Justice Bagchi said the book seemed to be against the basic structure of the Constitution.
The CJI said, "Please wait for a few days. Bar and Bench all are perturbed. All high court judges are perturbed. I will take up the matter suo motu. I will not allow anybody to defame the institution. Law will take its course."
Later, Justice Kant said that the top court has taken suo motu cognisance of the matter.
Corruption, massive backlog of cases, and lack of an adequate number of judges are among the "challenges" faced by the judicial system, according to the new social science NCERT textbook for class 8.
The section "corruption in the judiciary" in the new book states that judges are bound by a code of conduct that governs not only their behaviour in court, but also how they conduct themselves outside it.
