{
  "id": 15006825,
  "title": "Supreme Court asks Bengal to allow MP Mahua Moitra to avail circuit house accommodation on a day’s notice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/supreme-court-asks-bengal-to-allow-mp-mahua-moitra-to-avail-circuit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T17:48:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-asks-bengal-to-allow-mp-mahua-moitra-to-avail-circuit-house-accommodation-on-a-days-notice/article71592645.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 16, 2026, the Supreme Court instructed the West Bengal government to grant M.P. Mahua Moitra, an MP belonging to the Mamata All India Trinamool Congress (MAITC) party, a circuit house accommodation in Krishnanagar, her Lok Sabha constituency, on a day's notice. Previously, the district administration required a three to four days' advance intimation for such accommodations. The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, heard the case and said that Moitra should follow the protocol and standard operating procedure (SOP) followed by the BJP-ruled State, while being required to inform the authorities a day before her scheduled visit to the constituency.",
  "summary": "The MAITC MP had approached the top court seeking guidelines to ensure cooperation from local authorities and the police during visits to her constituency",
  "key_points": [
    "Supreme Court orders West Bengal to allow MP Mahua Moitra circuit house accommodation.",
    "Previously, three to four days notice required for such accommodations.",
    "Circuit house access to be granted on day's notice, per BJP-ruled State SOP."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Supreme Court grants bail to former Rajasthan Minister in Jal Jeevan Mission case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/supreme-court-grants-bail-to-former-rajasthan-minister-in-jal-jeevan",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:02:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}