"Apologies won't suffice. Who's behind this?" SC reprimands NCERT over book controversy:The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the NCERT book.

News Topical, Digital Desk : The Supreme Court is hearing a suo motu case regarding the chapter "Corruption in the Judiciary" in the NCERT Class 8 textbook. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice J. Bagchi, and Justice Pancholi is hearing the matter.

Following the CJI's displeasure, NCERT withdrew the book. The council also issued an unconditional apology. During the court hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the central government, said, “First of all, we offer an unconditional apology. The Secretary of School Education is here.”

On this, the CJI said, "There is not a single word of apology in their notice. Someone sent it to me. The way this director has tried to blow it up. I asked the Secretary General whether such publication really happened. It was published by a very responsible newspaper, yet there is a deep conspiracy in it."

The Solicitor General said, "Those responsible will not be brought to book in such matters any more. 32 books have been released and they are being withdrawn. A team will review the entire chapter. There is another section about pendency, titled 'Justice Delayed is Justice Denied'... We cannot teach that justice is denied."

The CJI said, "You have let it go very lightly. The arrow came from his (responsible) bow and today the judiciary is drenched in blood. The book is available in the market, I have also received a copy from the source."