In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court, led by the CJI has banned the use and circulation of a newly released NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook over a controversial chapter on the Judiciary.

Supreme Court objects to Class 8 NCERT textbook content; sources say ‘judicial corruption’ chapter may be revised or removed ...

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On February 25 the Supreme Court registered a suo motu case after the Indian Express had reported that the NCERT Class 8 book contained a section on 'corruption in judiciary'.

The chapter on the "role of the judiciary in society" lists "corruption at various levels of the judiciary" among key concerns, along with a "massive backlog" of cases.

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has apologised for an “error in judgement” in its Class 8 Social Science textbook and halted its distribution after the Supreme Court ...

Class 8 students will now learn about judicial challenges like corruption, massive case backlogs, and judge shortages. The new NCERT textbook highlights how these issues hinder justice, especially for ...