{
  "id": 10584174,
  "title": "Beats of an old custom fade away from Keralam’s courts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/beats-of-an-old-custom-fade-away-from-keralams-courts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T18:59:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/beats-of-an-old-custom-fade-away-from-keralams-courts/article71513254.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Following a campaign by a rights activist, High Court’s Rules Committee decides to remove provision for the 'tom-tom' and 'kinnam mutti vilambaram' used to inform the public about property attachment proceedings. The tradition, which goes back to the days of princely rule, survived the colonial period and is still prevalent in some courts. In 2016, tom-tom charges were increased from ₹15 to ₹100",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}