NCERT Chapter Row | ‘They Should Notice How To Deal With Present CJI’: Supreme Court docket Directs Motion Towards Social Media

The Supreme Court docket at the moment got here down strongly upon “irresponsible” remarks made by sure “mischief mongers” on social media within the wake of the controversy surrounding NCERT’s social science textbook for Class 8 which contained a chapter on “Corruption in Judiciary”.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi ordered the Authorities of India to determine the web sites which revealed such content material in addition to the individuals behind these web sites.

“Some components have acted irresponsibly on media. We firmly consider in catching bull by the horn. We direct govt of India to determine such websites, individuals behind these websites, and furnish their full particulars to allow us to take motion. Legislation should take its personal course in opposition to mischief mongers”, the CJI dictated.

After dictating the order, the CJI added, “Even when they’re hiding outdoors the nation, I can’t spare them”.

On the identical time, the Court docket clarified that it was not against any reliable criticism of the judiciary.

“We hasten to reiterate para 9 of our earlier order to state that interim instructions or at the moment’s orders aren’t supposed to forestall any wholesome and legit criticism of the institutional functioning of the judiciary. If the judiciary, like every other establishment, is affected by deficiencies, and an skilled committee highlights them, it will be a welcome step for future generations,” the Court docket noticed.

Through the course of submissions as nicely, the CJI deprecated the style through which these “anti-social components” reacted. “I’m not an individual who’s going to depart these components…they have to additionally notice methods to cope with present CJI! I’ll cope with them additionally”, he mentioned.

Moreover the above, the Court docket was “disturbed” by the stand of the NCERT that the controversial chapter on judicial corruption had been “duly rewritten” and that the revised chapter will likely be integrated within the textbooks for the 2026-27 educational 12 months. Following the Court docket ventilating its objections, SG Tushar Mehta assured that the chapter is not going to be reprinted with out the evaluation by a high-level committee to be constituted by the Central Authorities.

Case Title: In Re : Social Science Textbook for Grade-8(Half 2) revealed by NCERT and ancillary points | SMW (C) 1/2026