New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Friday requested individuals and organisations having the Class 8 Social Science Part 2 textbook or any material related to it to return it at the earliest possible.

This comes a day after the Supreme Court ordered the immediate seizure of physical copies and the takedown of digital versions of a controversial Class 8 Social Science textbook carrying a section on "corruption in the judiciary".

In a media advisory issued on Friday, NCERT requested that whoever has purchased the textbook titled "Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Social Science Grade 8 Part 2" return it to the head, Department of Education in Social Sciences (DESS), or the Publica...