The Supreme Court has lifted its ban on three academics involved in drafting a controversial NCERT chapter on judicial corruption, also removing prior adverse remarks against them.
The court recalled its earlier order
May 22, 2026
03:35 pm
What's the storyThe Supreme Court has lifted the ban on three academics who wrote a controversial National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Class 8 chapter on "corruption in the judiciary."
The court recalled its earlier order barring Professor Michel Danino, Suparna Diwakar, and Alok Prasanna Kumar from academic projects at Central or State Universities and public educational institutions.
The bench said that the Union government and the states can take independent decisions on associating with the three academics…
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