{
  "id": 9329828,
  "title": "Supreme Court Split On Election Commissioner Appointment Law, CJI To Consider Constitution Bench",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/supreme-court-split-on-election-commissioner-appointment-law-cji-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T11:26:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/supreme-court-split-on-election-commissioner-appointment-law-cji-to-consider-constitution-bench"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Delhi, September 23, 2026: The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on the Union government’s request to refer petitions challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, to a larger bench. The difference between the two judges has now put the question of constituting a Constitution…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}