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Advocates back SC's show cause notice to NCERT over 'corruption in judicia
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Senior Advocate Pinky Anand backed the court's move, saying the content appeared deliberate. "It (NCERT book's content) is surely calculated and targeted... You have picked one institution then there cannot be a good reason behind that, it automatically goes in the wrong direction and tha
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Congress' Jairam Ramesh backs Supreme Court's "outrage" over NCERT textboo
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh backed the Supreme Court's outrage over critical references to the judiciary in NCERT textbooks, and called for an investigation into what he termed as the RSS's "vile and malice-driven work" over the past decade.
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Leading legal voices back Supreme Court action on NCERT chapter targeting
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Leading legal luminaries have voiced strong support for the Supreme Court of India after it took suo motu cognisance of a Class 8 NCERT chapter referring to "corruption in the Indian judiciary," calling the issue serious and potentially damaging to public faith in democratic institutions.
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"Not only withdrawal, but also finding who all are responsible...": Sasmit
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day 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
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
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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SC bans NCERT class 8 chapter on 'corruption in judiciary'; issues show ca
Updated : 2 weeks, 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
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
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
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
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 : 2 weeks, 2 days 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
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
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
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
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
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
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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