Keep three professors away from publicly funded educational work; SC orders

Controversy over an NCERT textbook

(NCERT – National Council of Educational Research and Training)

New Delhi – The Supreme Court of India has issued an important order against the backdrop of a controversy arising from content on corruption in the judiciary included in the Class 8 social science textbook of NCERT.

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“Keep 3 professors away from educational work funded by public money!”
– Order by the Supreme Court of India

The direction reportedly came amid the controversy over the chapter on "corruption in the judiciary" in a Class 8 NCERT textbook.

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The court has directed all educational institutions funded by public money, including those run by the central and state governments, to keep Prof. Michel Danino, the chairman of the NCERT Social Science Curriculum Committee, along with two of his associate members, away from any work related to preparing curricula or textbooks.