{
  "id": 3320700,
  "title": "West Bengal SIR: Supreme Court demands data on appeals as municipal polls close in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/west-bengal-sir-supreme-court-demands-data-on-appeals-as-municipal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T17:39:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/west-bengal-sir-supreme-court-demands-data-on-appeals-as-municipal-polls-close-in/article71390014.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant directed the Election Commission (EC) to file an affidavit segregating the exact number of appeals seeking inclusion in the West Bengal electoral rolls and those wanting more voters to be excluded from the rolls",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/israels-top-court-halts-coalition-funds-earmarked-for-haredi",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:54:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}