{
  "id": 15600227,
  "title": "Supreme Court Slams States Over Lack Of Menstrual Hygiene Facilities In Schools, Warns Of Strict Action",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/supreme-court-slams-states-over-lack-of-menstrual-hygiene-facilities",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T10:54:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/supreme-court-slams-states-over-lack-of-menstrual-hygiene-facilities-in-schools-warns-of-strict-action"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Supreme Court reiterated that menstrual hygiene is a fundamental right under Article 21 and gave defaulting states and Union Territories four weeks to submit compliance affidavits, warning that chief secretaries could be summoned for continued non-compliance. The Supreme Court on Friday expressed strong displeasure over the failure of several states and Union Territories (UTs) to comply with…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}