The Central government told the Supreme Court of India it has formed a panel including Indu Malhotra, Aniruddha Bose and KK Venugopal to redraft NCERT judiciary textbooks.
Priyanka Chaturvedi, Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP, criticised the recent directions of the Supreme Court of India regarding a Class 8 textbook chapter discussing “corruption in the judiciary.” She termed the Court’s intervention “judicial overreach,” questioning its instructions related to the school textbook content.
The NCERT has launched guidelines for e-content development to promote inclusive education for children with disabilities. This initiative, part of ongoing reforms, is linked to a Supreme Court case by the Javed Abidi Foundation advocating for equal access to online classes. The court aims to combine this case with previous rulings to enhance accessibility regulations comprehensively.
Today(on 22nd July), The Supreme Court directed IIT Delhi to form a panel of experts to review a disputed NEET-UG exam question, with a report due by Tuesday noon. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud’s bench heard petitions about alleged exam irregularities, focusing on a question with ambiguous options affecting the scoring of candidates.
Three new criminal laws, aimed at modernizing the justice system, replace colonial-era laws from today. They introduce provisions like Zero FIR, online police complaints, electronic summons, and mandatory crime scene videography. The Ministry of Home Affairs has initiated various measures for effective implementation, including technological upgrades, capacity building, publicity campaigns, inclusion in curriculum, and review meetings.
