ITEM NO.55 COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL-W
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
SUO MOTO WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No(s).1/2026
IN RE: SOCIAL SCIENCE TEXTBOOK FOR GRADE – 8 (PART-2) PUBLISHED BY NCERT AND ANCILLARY ISSUES
Date : 26-02-2026 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI
By Courts Motion
Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General
Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Vikas Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Naman Sherstra, Adv.
Dr. Vivek Sharma, Adv. UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R
1. The framers of our Constitution were profoundly conscious and
took abundant caution to ensure that constitutional
responsibilities were inscribed with such precision that the three
pillars, namely, the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary remain
capable of operating with institutional autonomy while functioning
in concert to preserve the democratic fabric of our nation.
2. While acknowledging this constitutionally described
demarcation, we were nearly shocked when a leading English language
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newspaper, the Indian Express, published an article on 24.02.2026
regarding the release of the Social Science Textbook for ...