The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it was “disturbed” by the stand of the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) that the controversial chapter on judicial corruption in Class 8 Social Sciences Book has been “duly rewritten” and that the revised chapter will be incorporated in the textbooks for the 2026-27 academic … Read more
While speaking at an event in Delhi on Saturday (February 28th), Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi, remarked that the judiciary’s anger and reaction regarding the NCERT textbook issue was being misunderstood. Singhvi pointed out that the anger was only towards the selective highlighting of corruption in the judiciary when it was … Read more
The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 26, 2026) said there was a “deep-rooted conspiracy” behind the “very, very calculated move” to portray the judiciary as a venal institution in a Class 8 Social Science textbook. The textbook was published by the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), an autonomous organisation under the Ministry … Read more
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday took serious objection to the new NCERT Class 8 book containing portions regarding “corruption in judiciary.” CJI said that he will not allow anyone to defame or denigrate the institution and will take appropriate action. Yesterday, the Indian Express had reported that the new NCERT Class 8 … Read more
NEW DELHI: If Justice Yashwant Varma doesn’t resign and holds on to his argument of being “innocent”, he may earn the unenviable distinction of being the only judge to be removed through Parliament’s removal motion, with most parties pledging “unity” on the issue of corruption, of which the three-member SC panel has found him guilty.Parliamentary … Read more