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Supreme Court bans NCERT textbook chapter with references to “corruption in judiciary”, prohibits publication, re-printing, and digital sharing of the copies.
Supreme Court raised concerns on NCERT’s ‘judicial corruption’ chapter.
The Supreme Court on Thursday demanded accountability as it strongly criticised the NCERT over a chapter referring to “judicial corruption” in a Social Science textbook for Class 8 students. Taking action, the Chief Justice of India banned the NCERT textbook chapter and prohibited the publication, re-printing, and digital sharing of the copies.
In its order, the CJI directed that all copies of the book containing the chapter be immediately “seized”, and stated that those sharing the copies in any form will face legal action. In addition to this, the CJI has also issued a contempt notice to the NCERT Director.
Prima facie, the top court observed that the publication of the book is a serious misconduct, which can come within the purview of criminal contempt of court, if proved to be a deliberate act to scandalise the judiciary.
“We would like to have a deeper probe. As head of the judiciary, it is my duty to ensure accountability; heads must roll,” Chief Justice Surya Kant said as he grilled Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the NCERT.
“I will not close these proceedings until there is some accountability. We want to know who the people behind this are,” the Chief Justice added.
The NCERT corruption in the judiciary chapter controversy escalated on Wednesday after the CJI sharply criticised the content as a grave matter and raised concerns over the biased narrative. CJI Kant also stated that the Supreme Court would not permit any attempt to defame or undermine the integrity of the judiciary.
February 26, 2026, 11:29 IST
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