{
  "id": 9310998,
  "title": "CEC, EC appointment law challenged; Supreme Court refers petitions to 5-judge Bench",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/cec-ec-appointment-law-challenged-supreme-court-refers-petitions-to-5",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-23T09:40:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/cec-ec-appointment-law-challenged-supreme-court-refers-petitions-to-5-judge-bench-11790156211087.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Supreme Court has referred petitions disputing the law related to the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners to a five-judge Constitution Bench.",
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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."
}