{
  "id": 12767749,
  "title": "Jharkhand DGP appointment illegal: Centre’s appeal in SC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/jharkhand-dgp-appointment-illegal-centres-appeal-in-sc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T02:20:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jharkhand-dgp-appointment-illegal-centre-s-appeal-in-sc-101791400549131.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to declare as illegal the appointment of the incumbent Jharkhand director general of Police (DGP) Tadasha Mishra, contending that the state government’s 2025 regulations governing the selection of police chief are contrary to the top court’s binding directions in the past",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Peon’s 11-year wait for pension: Supreme Court directs UP government to fix system",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/peons-11-year-wait-for-pension-supreme-court-directs-up-government-to",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:13:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Centre cites Supreme Court order, seeks to void Jharkhand DGP appointment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/centre-cites-supreme-court-order-seeks-to-void-jharkhand-dgp",
        "published": "2026-10-07T22:28:51.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}