New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a blanket ban on the reprinting and digital dissemination of the NCERT Class 8 Social Sciences textbook that contained references to "corruption in the judiciary."The apex court ordered an immediate seizure of the copies in circulation and called for compliance reports in two weeks.
''It shall be personal responsibility of NCERT Director and principal of every school where the book has reached to effectuate immediate seizure and sealing of all copies of the book in their premises and submit a compliance report,'' the court said.
The top court ordered to ensure that no instruction is imparted based on the subject book.
''Principal Secretaries of all states to comply. Compliance t...