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The Supreme Court connected Wednesday (March 11, 2026) directed the Centre to represent a committee of domain experts wrong a week to finalise the program related to ineligible studies successful NCERT textbooks.
The Supreme Court said that its orders successful the substance were not intended to forestall immoderate steadfast and nonsubjective disapproval of the organization relation of the judiciary.
The Supreme Court, portion proceeding a suo motu case concerning NCERT’s Class 8 societal subject book, which contained “offending” contents connected corruption successful the judiciary, noted that the section was drafted by the textbook improvement squad nether the chairmanship of Professor Michel Danino.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant directed the Centre, States, Union Territories and universities to forthwith disassociate the 3 experts who drafted the arguable chapter. The textbook improvement squad was nether the chairmanship of Danino and consisted of Suparna Diwakar and Alok Prasanna Kumar arsenic its members.
The Bench, besides comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, said the 3 experts who drafted the section tin determination the apex tribunal for modification of the order.
SC proceeding connected NCERT Class 8 textbook, updates
It said the sheet of experts to finalise the program related to ineligible studies would see a erstwhile judge, an academician and a renowned instrumentality practitioner. The Bench asked the Centre to besides subordinate the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal, successful finalising the program related to ineligible studies.
During the hearing, the Centre informed the Bench that it has directed the NCERT to reappraisal textbooks of each classes. The Bench observed that alternatively of asking the NCERT to bash so, it would person appreciated if the Centre constituted an adept committee to reappraisal the curriculum.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the authorities has asked the NCERT to reappraisal textbooks of each classes, not conscionable people eight. He assured the Bench that a sheet of domain experts would beryllium constituted to analyse the curriculum.
“We person started systemic changes,” helium told the Bench, adding that thing volition beryllium published without being vetted by the domain experts.
Mr. Mehta besides informed the Bench that the NCERT manager has filed an affidavit tendering an unconditional and unqualified apology.
On February 26, the Supreme Court imposed a “complete broad ban” connected immoderate further publication, reprinting oregon integer dissemination of NCERT’s Class 8 societal subject publication arsenic it contains “offending” contents connected corruption successful the judiciary, saying they person fired a gunshot and the judiciary is “bleeding”.
Observing that determination appeared to beryllium a “deep-rooted conspiracy” and “calculated move” to undermine the instauration and demean the dignity of the judiciary, the apex tribunal had directed that each copies of the publication - carnal and integer — presently successful circulation beryllium instantly seized and removed from nationalist entree without immoderate delay.
