NCERT halts sale of class 8 social science textbook after row over 'corruption in judiciary' reference; issues apology

The development came after the matter was raised in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, with chief justice of India (CJI) Surya ...
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NCERT withdraws Class 8 Social Science textbook after row over ‘corruption in judiciary’ section

After facing intense backlash for introducing a section on “corruption in the judiciary” in the revised Class 8 Social Science textbook, the National Council of Educational Research and Training ...
Bar and Bench

Will not allow anybody to defame judiciary: Supreme Court slams NCERT for new class 8 book which claims "corruption in judiciary"

The Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly objected to portions of a new Class 8 Social Science textbook released by the ...
Opinion

NCERT pulls Class 8 Social Science textbook, admits "error in judgement" after Supreme Court flags judiciary reference

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 ...
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SC Warns NCERT Against Defaming Judiciary in Class 8 Book

The Supreme Court reacts strongly to the NCERT Class 8 judiciary textbook. Discover the implications of included corruption references.

‘Will not allow anyone to defame institution’: CJI takes exception to NCERT’s Class 8 book section on ‘corruption in judiciary’

A chapter in the new NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook mentions ‘corruption at various levels of the judiciary’ and ‘massive backlog’ as among the ‘challenges’ faced by the judicial system.