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  "title": "A ‘superior’ CEC renders Election Commissioners ‘non-functional’, Supreme Court had warned",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/a-superior-cec-renders-election-commissioners-non-functional-supreme",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T14:34:34.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Judgement stressed collegial functioning of poll panel and said ECs must have a say in decision-making",
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        "published": "2026-09-26T05:30:47.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/noida-bus-fire-allahabad-high-court-orders-up-officials-to-explain",
        "published": "2026-09-26T09:40:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "SIR orders unanimous, Form 6 changes upheld by Supreme Court: Election Commission issues statement amid dissent row",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/sir-orders-unanimous-form-6-changes-upheld-by-supreme-court-election",
        "published": "2026-09-26T12:45:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "The October term heralds another 'big year' for the Supreme Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/the-october-term-heralds-another-big-year-for-the-supreme-court",
        "published": "2026-09-26T14:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}