NCERT Book Row: SC Drops Adverse Remarks, Withdraws Earlier Order Banning Three Academics

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• NCERT Book Row: SC Drops Adverse Remarks, Withdraws Earlier Order Banning Three Academics Published By Last Updated: May 22, 2026, 16:42 IST Supreme Court withdraws adverse remarks against academics Michel Danino, Suparna Diwakar and Alok Prasanna Kumar in NCERT Class 8 judiciary textbook case, allows fresh decisions Supreme Court of India (Credits: PTI Photo) The Supreme Court on Friday withdrew adverse remarks made earlier against three academics linked to an NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook controversy and modified its March 11 order that had directed governments and institutions to disassociate from them.
• A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant accepted the explanation of academics Michel Danino, Suparna Diwakar and Alok Prasanna Kumar that they had no intention to portray the judiciary negatively and that the textbook was prepared through a collective process.
• The court said the Centre, states, Union Territories and institutions were free to take...