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Dharmendra Pradhan (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Centre will revise a contentious NCERT textbook chapter on the judiciary under the supervision of a committee led by former Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.The minister said the move follows guidance from the Supreme Court, adding that the effort aims to ensure…
NEW DELHI: The central government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has constituted a three-member expert committee to rewrite the chapter on the judiciary in the NCERT Class 8 textbook, following a row over a section referring to “corruption in the judiciary.”The committee comprises former Attorney General K. K. Venugopal, former Supreme Court…
NEW DELHI: NCERT on Tuesday issued an “unconditional and unqualified apology” and withdrew its recently published Class VIII social science textbook after Supreme Court objected to a chapter discussing corruption and other challenges within the judiciary.In a statement, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) said the book – “Exploring Society: India and…
NEW DELHI: National Council of Educational Research on Tuesday issued a public apology for publishing a chapter on discussing “corruption” and “backlogs” in the judiciary.“National Council of Educational Research and Training [NCERT] has recently published a social science text book “Exploring Society: India and Beyond” Grade 8 (Part II) which contained Chapter IV titled The…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday banned the Class 8 social science textbook that had a section on corruption in judiciary, prohibited its circulation in all forms and asked the school education secretary and NCERT chairperson to show cause why contempt proceedings not be initiated against them despite the Centre tendering an unconditional and unqualified…
NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday vowed to take action against those responsible for the reference to judicial corruption in an NCERT textbook, amid indications of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unhappiness over what he considers to be a grave lapse.Modi is learnt to have flagged the controversial inclusion of corruption among judiciaries…
Dharmendra Pradhan (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that “we have utmost respect for judiciary” and action will be taken against those responsible for drafting a controversial chapter on judicial corruption in the Class 8 NCERT textbook. The remarks follow the Supreme Court’s directive to ban the book, seize physical…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly reprimanded the NCERT over its now-withdrawn chapter in the newly introduced Class 8 textbook, which had been added to the syllabus days ago and outlined “corruption” and “backlogs” in the judiciary. Calling it a “deep-rooted conspiracy,” the CJI issued a show-cause notice to the NCERT director and…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday continued its sharp criticism of the NCERT over the newly introduced Class 8 social science textbook, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant lambasting NCERT over a chapter discussing “corruption” and “backlogs” in the judiciary, calling it a “deep-rooted and well-planned conspiracy.”However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tendered an…
NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Thursday moved to retrieve 38 copies of the now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science textbook after drawing sharp criticism from the Supreme Court. A bench led by CJI Surya Kant described the content as a “deep-rooted conspiracy to defame” the judiciary.The textbook sparked a…
