{
  "id": 887871,
  "title": "Kalyan: KDMC Corporator Madhur Mhatre Gets Relief As Konkan Divisional Commissioner Dismisses Defection Petition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/kalyan-kdmc-corporator-madhur-mhatre-gets-relief-as-konkan-divisional",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T15:36:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/kalyan-kdmc-corporator-madhur-mhatre-gets-relief-as-konkan-divisional-commissioner-dismisses-defection-petition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kalyan, August 15, 2026: Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) corporator Madhur Umesh Mhatre has received relief in a defection case after Konkan Divisional Commissioner Rubal Agarwal dismissed a disqualification petition filed against him. In the order, Agarwal held that Mhatre could not be disqualified under Section 3(1)(a) of the Maharashtra Local Authority Members’ Disqualification…",
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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."
}