Mangalore University's 38th Convocation Ceremony on Feb 27
Shakthi Education Trust's KC Naik to get Honorary Doctorate
Mangaluru: Mangalore University will organise its 38th convocation ceremony on Thursday 27 February, at Mangala hall in the University campus here. The information was revealed in a press conference on Wednesday by University’s vice chancellor Prof. P Subramanya Yadapadithaya.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, will be present as the chief guest of the ceremony, Prof. Yadapadithaya informed. Muraleedharan will also inaugurate the war memorial ‘Shaheed Sthala’, constructed in the university campus.
He further added that K C Naik, founder of Shakthi Education Trust will be honored with an honorary doctorate during the convocation ceremony.
Dr. AM Khan, Registrar Mangalore University, Dr. V Ravindrachary, Registrar (Evaluation), Jayashankar, Special Officer and Syndicate Member Ramesh Mattitararu were present during the press conference on Wednesday.
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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.
