Supreme Court' Suo Motu Case Over NCERT Text Book : Live Updates From Hearing

The Supreme Court will hear today the suo motu case taken over the NCERT Class 8 textbook chapter on "corruption in judiciary."

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joylamlya Bagchi & Justice Vipul Pancholi will hear the matter.

The case titled "In Re : Social Science Textbook for Grade-8(Part 2) published by NCERT and ancillary issues" was suo motu registered yesterday.

Yesterday morning, the CJI had expressed displeasure over the contents of the book, saying he would not allow anyone to defame the institution.

Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Dr AM Singhvi orally raised their concerns about the textbook content before the CJI, saying it was scandalising the entire judiciary.

CJI Surya Kant said that he was aware of the issue and that many judges were perturbed by the developments. "I will not allow anyone on the earth to taint the integrity and defame the entire institution," CJI said, revealing that he has passed orders to take suo motu action.

The CJI said that the move appeared to be a "calculated measure". After the CJI expressed his unhappiness, NCERT reportedly withdrew the book.

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