{
  "id": 7794587,
  "title": "Supreme Court Pulls Up States Over Menstrual Hygiene Gaps In Schools, Orders Surprise Inspections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/supreme-court-pulls-up-states-over-menstrual-hygiene-gaps-in-schools",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T12:46:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/supreme-court-pulls-up-states-over-menstrual-hygiene-gaps-in-schools-orders-surprise-inspections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Delhi, September 16, 2026: The Supreme Court has expressed dissatisfaction with the way several States and Union Territories have implemented and reported compliance with its directions on menstrual hygiene facilities in schools, saying some responses appeared to be a “mere formality” and showed “non-application of mind”. A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, while monitoring…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}