{
  "id": 13911836,
  "title": "Surya Kant's letter to Rahul Gandhi, Kharge reveals why CJI denied meeting request with opposition leaders: What we know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/surya-kants-letter-to-rahul-gandhi-kharge-reveals-why-cji-denied",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T08:36:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/surya-kants-letter-to-rahul-gandhi-kharge-reveals-why-cji-denied-meeting-request-with-opposition-leaders-what-we-know-11791793478418.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, declined a meeting request from the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, and the opposition leaders who planned a march to the Supreme Court. The opposition leaders sought to raise allegations of 'vote theft' and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. They demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the return to paper ballots. The CJI advised Gandhi to invoke the Supreme Court's judicial powers under Article 32 and file a petition rather than submit a memorandum. The CJI cited the confidentiality of his letter as the reason for not publicly disclosing the specific reason for declining the meeting.",
  "summary": "Ahead of the INDIA alliance’s planned march to the Supreme Court on Monday over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision exercise and allegations against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, CJI Surya Kant responded to LoP's letter",
  "key_points": [
    "Chief Justice Surya Kant denied meeting request from Rahul Gandhi.",
    "Opposition leaders sought to raise allegations of vote theft.",
    "CJI advised Gandhi to file a petition under Article 32."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "‘Incompatible with judicial propriety’: CJI to Kharge, Gandhi over request for meet on voters list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/incompatible-with-judicial-propriety-cji-to-kharge-gandhi-over",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:09:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}