Individuals who purchased the Class 8 Social Science textbook (now retracted) from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) booth were reached out to between Tuesday and Wednesday, requesting the return of the copy due to a reported “issue” with it.
A representative who operates at the booth mentioned on Wednesday that an authority from the NCERT publication department instructed them to reach out to all purchasers of the book and request the return of the copy, Indian Express reported.
Suo Motu on Objectional Remarks by CJI
On Wednesday (February 25, 2026), the Supreme Court took note of a suomotu case concerning a "selective mention" in a Class 8 textbook created by NCERT, addressing the issue of "corruption" within the judicial system.
A three-judge panel comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi is set to review the matter entitled ‘In Social Science Textbook for Grade-8 (Part 2) published by NCERT and related matters'
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NCERT New Class 8 Book on Judiciary
The updated Social Science textbook for Class 8, launched by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Monday, features a segment on "judicial corruption" as part of a chapter titled "The judiciary's role within our society.”
This chapter outlines "corruption across various tiers of the judiciary" and "an extensive backlog…due to numerous factors, such as insufficient judges, complex legal processes, and inadequate infrastructure" among the "obstacles" encountered by the judicial framework.
The previous textbook merely outlined the role of the judiciary, defined what an independent judiciary entails, detailed the court structure, and described public access, with no reference to corruption. Nonetheless, it did include a paragraph indicating that a significant issue impacting the average person's access to justice is the protracted duration courts take to adjudicate a case. "The expression 'justice delayed is justice denied' is frequently used to describe this prolonged timeframe that courts require," it stated.
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