Supreme Court Bans NCERT Textbook Over Chapter On Judicial Corruption
On 24th February (Tuesday), the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) released “Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 2, First Edition),” a class 8 textbook that featured updated chapters addressing challenges encountered by the judiciary, including corruption and the accumulation of pending cases.
The move did not sit well with the Supreme Court as it announced a complete ban on the publication on 26th February (Thursday). It remarked that the inclusion of such material in a textbook intended for high school pupils was a deliberate attempt to discredit and undermine the judiciary’s dignity and pronounced that the scandalisation of the institution seemed to be tantamount to criminal contempt.
Read more at: https://www.opindia.com/2026/02/ncert-textbook-banned-serious-issues-plaguing-indian-courts-are-not-allowed-to-be-discussed/
- 2 Mar 2026
- WerIndia
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