What forced NCERT to withdraw Class 8 social science textbook? | Top News of Feb 25, 2026

 

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) 
has decided to withdraw a Class 8 social science textbook and its chapter discussing judicial corruption after the Chief Justice of India took serious exception to it. What began as an academic chapter has now escalated into a constitutional moment, drawing in the judiciary, senior advocates, and the central government.