Supreme Court modifies NCERT textbook order

The India — Supreme Court of India>>> modified its March 11 order concerning three academics, Michel Danino>>>, Suparna Diwakar>>>, and Prasanna Kumar Roy>>>, involved in drafting a controversial NCERT Class 8 social science textbook chapter on judicial corruption. The court recalled its earlier remarks that the academics had 'deliberately and knowingly misrepresented the facts' and left it open for the Centre, states, and other institutions to independently decide on their association with the academics. This modification came after the academics explained that the textbook's content creation was a collective process. Previously, the India — Supreme Court of India>>> had imposed a 'blanket ban' on the textbook's publication and directed the formation of a committee, headed by Justice (retd) Indu Malhotra>>>, to revise the curriculum. The Centre, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta>>>, indicated its decision to disassociate from the three academics.