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NCERT book row: SC directs Centre to form panel of domain experts
Updated On: 11 March, 2026 02:55 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The apex court, while hearing a suo motu case concerning NCERT's Class 8 social science book, which contained "offending" contents on corruption in the judiciary, noted that the chapter was drafted by the textbook development team under the chairmanship of Professor Michel Danino

The top court said that its orders in the matter were not intended to prevent any healthy and objective criticism of the institutional function of the judiciary. Representational Pic/File
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to constitute a committee of domain experts within a week to finalise the curriculum related to legal studies in NCERT textbooks.
The top court said that its orders in the matter were not intended to prevent any healthy and objective criticism of the institutional function of the judiciary.

