The Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 11, directed the Central government and the states to dissociate NCERT social science curriculum chairperson Professor Michel Denino and two of other associate members who were behind the ‘Corruption in the Judiciary’ chapter in the Class 8 Social Science textbook, ANI has reported. The three have been dissociated from…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) said in the case of NCERT chapter on Judiciary that under the guise of this controversy, those making comments about the judiciary on social media will not be spared. On February 26, the Supreme Court had taken suo motu cognizance of a chapter on judiciary in NCERT’s…
The Supreme Court has slammed the academicians responsible for writing controversial things about the judiciary in the NCERT book. The court has asked all the institutions receiving funds from the central or state government to immediately end their relations with these people. Along with this, the court has also sought information about those websites and…
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued a public apology after a chapter on the judiciary in a recently published Class 8 social science textbook sparked a row. The council has withdrawn the controversial chapter from the textbook. The NCERT has recently published a social science textbook, “Exploring Society: India and…
There is a huge uproar over a chapter on corruption in the judiciary in the NCERT Class 8 Social Science book. The Supreme Court has expressed strong displeasure over this and has banned the book. At the same time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also expressed his unhappiness on this matter and said that responsibility…
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday voiced concern over the inclusion of a chapter on judicial corruption in a Class 8 textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), as reported by PTI. He assured that responsibility would be determined and appropriate action would be taken against those involved in…
The Supreme Court has banned the controversial book of NCERT. The court has prima facie considered the things written in this class 8 book about the judiciary as criminal contempt. A bench of 3 judges headed by the Chief Justice has issued a show cause notice to the Secretary of the Department of School Education…
The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 26, 2026) took suo motu cognizance of the NCERT book chapter issue and heard it, in which Chief Justice Surya Kant appeared very angry. During this, the Education Department apologized to the Supreme Court, but the CJI said that the hearing will continue until it is known who is…
The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a blanket ban on the Class 8 NCERT book carrying a chapter on corruption in the judiciary. The top court also ordered the seizure of all physical copies, along with the takedown of its digital versions, news agency PTI said. The top court ordered that the Center and state…
Hearing the case on ‘Corruption in Judiciary’, chapter of NCERT’s Class 8 Social Science book, Chief Justice Surya Kant said on the press release of the Education Department that it is important to see whether the apology has been sought with a true heart or not. In the hearing on Thursday (February 26, 2026), the…
