SC vs NCERT: Contempt or Confidence? Textbook Ban Sparks Judicial Debate

• CJI orders seizure of NCERT chapter on 'corruption in judiciary', calls it a conspiracy.
• Class 8 social science textbooks with the chapter are banned; NCERT director faces show-cause notice for criminal contempt.
• This suo motu action comes despite 8,600 complaints against sitting judges in 10 years, peaking in 2024.
• Complaints are resolved through an 'in-house mechanism' where judges judge themselves.
• Article suggests reforms: statutory asset disclosure, reasoned Collegium disclosure, and reconsideration of 'Master of the Roster' doctrine.