New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Wednesday said it will put the circulation of a new Class 8 Social Science textbook on "strict hold" on the directions of the Union education ministry after the Supreme Court's objections to a section on "corruption in the judiciary." The council said it "regrets the inclusion of inappropriate material" in the chapter titled "The Role of the Judiciary in Our Society" and will now rewrite it in consultation with experts. In a statement issued on Wednesday night, the National Council of Educational Research and Training said it "holds the judiciary in highest esteem and considers it to be the upholder of the Indian Constitution and protector of Fundamental Rights." "The aforesaid error is purely unintentional and the National Council of Educational Research and Training regrets inclusion of inappropriate material in the said chapter," it added. htc...