NCERT textbook content shows ‘deep-rooted conspiracy’ to show judiciary as corrupt: Supreme Court (opens original article in a new tab)

The Supreme Court of India alleged a 'deep-rooted conspiracy' in an NCERT textbook depicting the judiciary as corrupt, calling it reckless and biased.

• Supreme Court accused NCERT of a 'deep-rooted conspiracy' to portray the judiciary as corrupt in a Class 8 textbook.
• The court criticized the textbook's content as 'reckless' and 'contemptuous' for instilling bias against the judiciary in students.
• The case was heard in a suo motu hearing by a three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant.