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NCERT recalls Class 8 Social Science textbook after Supreme Court's objection to section on 'judicial corruption'

In a media advisory, NCERT requested that "any individual or organisation, who is in possession of the NCERT textbook ...
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NCERT moves to retrieve 38 sold copies of withdrawn Class 8 social science textbook

The development comes a day after NCERT halted distribution over a controversy around a judiciary chapter on Class 8 book ...

After SC objection, NCERT may remove ‘judicial corruption’ chapter from Class 8 book

The National Council of Educational Research and Training has already pulled the new social science textbook from its website ...

‘Will not allow anyone to defame institution’: CJI takes exception to NCERT’s Class 8 book section on ‘corruption in judiciary’

A chapter in the new NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook mentions ‘corruption at various levels of the judiciary’ and ‘massive backlog’ as among the ‘challenges’ faced by the judicial system.