The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has asked schools, booksellers and members of the public to return copies of its newly released Class 8 Social Science textbook after the Supreme Court of India ordered an immediate halt to its printing, sale and circulation. The court took suo motu cognisance of a chapter titled “The Role of Judiciary in Our Society”, which referred to concerns such as corruption and case backlogs, and directed that distribution stop pending revi