{
  "id": 10023418,
  "title": "CJI Surya Kant defends confidentiality of Collegium dissent at CNLU interaction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/cji-surya-kant-defends-confidentiality-of-collegium-dissent-at-cnlu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T16:51:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cji-surya-kant-collegium-dissent-confidentiality-10895413/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chief Justice of India Surya Kant defended the confidentiality of dissenting views within the Supreme Court Collegium during an open-house interaction at Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) in Patna. Kant emphasized that disclosing such information could put judges and candidates in a compromised position, maintaining that transparency should operate within defined institutional boundaries. The chief justice also addressed legal education reforms, expressing support for replacing the five-year integrated law programme with a four-year academic study followed by a mandatory court apprenticeship.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Child drug abuse is a child protection issue, not just health: CJI Surya Kant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/child-drug-abuse-is-a-child-protection-issue-not-just-health-cji",
        "published": "2026-09-26T15:24:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "CJI Surya Kant defends confidentiality of Collegium dissent at CNLU interaction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/cji-surya-kant-defends-confidentiality-of-collegium-dissent-at-cnlu-10025866",
        "published": "2026-09-26T16:51:29.000Z"
      }
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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."
}