Education NCERT Row: SC Seeks Action Against ‘Mischief Mongers’ Over Social Media Reactions to Court Order

The Supreme Court has taken strong exception to social media reactions of some "mischief mongers" over its February 26 order in the NCERT book row matter. The court has directed the Centre to identify and furnish full details of such websites so that suitable action could be taken against them. The bench said after the apex court's February 26 order, some anti-social elements in the "so-called social media" have acted and reacted "irresponsibly". The court has made it clear that its orders passed in the matter were not intended to prevent any healthy, objective and legitimate criticism of the institutional functioning of the judiciary.