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Rush Hour: CJI pulls up NCERT over 'corruption in judiciary' chapter, Soren's ED trial stayed & more
Scroll | February 26, 2026 12:41 AM CST

The Supreme Court objected to the National Council of Educational Research and Training’s new Class 8 social science textbook that includes a section on “corruption in the judiciary”. Stating that he would “not allow anybody to defame the institution”, Chief Justice Surya Kant said that he had taken suo moto cognisance of the matter.

A chapter on “The role of the judiciary in our society” in the new Class 8 social science book listed “corruption at various levels of the judiciary” among the challenges that the judicial system faces. However, on Wednesday there were reports that the new textbook has been withdrawn from sale. Read on.


The Supreme Court stayed criminal proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate against Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader is accused of wilfully refusing to appear before the agency despite several summonses in an alleged land scam case.

A bench was hearing a petition filed by Soren challenging the Jharkhand High Court’s January 15 order refusing to quash the proceedings. The bench also issued notice to the probe agency, asking it to respond within four weeks. Read on.


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