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"Not only withdrawal, but also finding who all are responsible...": Sasmit
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Patra called the curriculum "unwarranted and deplorable", supporting CJI Justice Surya Kant's views. He demands the withdrawal of the books and action against those responsible.
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"Supreme Court has taken this episode very seriously": BJP MP Manan Mishra
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He noted that the Solicitor General of India was personally present in court and expressed a positive stance on the issue. Mishra asserted that the Solicitor General assured the court that an inquiry would be conducted to identify those responsible. He stated that the individuals involved
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CJI Surya Kant to order deep-probe into Supreme Court registry functioning
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has expressed that he will order a deep probe into the functioning of the Supreme Court registry, stating that certain officials of the registry are allegedly working as per their own whims despite fresh reforms being brought to ensure its smooth fu
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SC bans NCERT class 8 chapter on 'corruption in judiciary'; issues show ca
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi refused to halt suo motu proceedings despite NCERT's apology over the controversial inclusion and imposed a blanket ban on the textbook section. The court warned that any attempt t
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NCERT withdraws Class 8 Social Science textbook over inappropriate content
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The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued an apology and withdrawn the distribution of its newly released Class 8 Social Science textbook after an inappropriate textual material and errors of judgement were found in a chapter on the judiciary.
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NCERT 'trying' to retrieve 38 sold copies of now-withdrawn Class 8 Social
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The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is attempting to retrieve the 38 copies of the now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science Part 2 textbook that were sold, sources in the Education Ministry told ANI on Wednesday.
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Delhi: After SC rap, NCERT halts Class 8 textbook to rewrite judiciary cha
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
After the Supreme Court took strong note of references to "corruption in the judiciary" in a Class 8 Social Science textbook, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Wednesday said it has put the book's distribution on "strict hold" and apologised for what it
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NCERT's Class 8 Social Science textbook, having section on 'corruption in
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The National Council of Educational Research and Training's new Class 8 Social Science textbook, which had a section on "corruption in the judiciary", has been pulled out of sale, sources in the NCERT told ANI on Wednesday.
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"I am delighted": Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar after SC takes suo mot
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He further emphasised that the judiciary is a venerable institution, and any attempt to legitimise narratives labelling it as corrupt is completely unacceptable. He praised the Chief Justice for taking the appropriate steps to prevent the denigration of the judiciary.
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"Will not let anyone defame institution," CJI raps NCERT after inclusion o
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Senior lawyers Kapil Sibal and Abhishek M Singhvi mentioned the issue before the CJI-led bench and stated that children are being taught the subject of corruption in the judiciary as if it doesn't exist anywhere else in any other institution.
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"Brush them under the carpet": Senior Advocate Sibal slams NCERT over Clas
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Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on Tuesday criticised the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) over a newly added section in its Class 8 textbook on corruption in the judiciary, questioning why corruption in other sectors is not addressed.
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NCERT introduces 'corruption in judiciary' in new Class 8 Social Science t
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For the first time, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced a section on "corruption in the judiciary" in its new Class 8 Social Science textbook, marking a significant shift from earlier editions that largely focused on the structure and role of c
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