A PIL seeking recognition of voting rights for nearly 4.5 lakh undertrial prisoners lodged in jails across India.

xNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Center and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a PIL seeking recognition of voting rights for nearly 4.5 lakh undertrial prisoners lodged in jails across India.

A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran took note of the submissions of lawyer Prashant Bhushan that the present blanket ban imposed under Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, violates constitutional guarantees and international democratic norms.

The petition filed by Sunita Sharma, a resident of Patiala in Punjab, urged the Supreme Court to issue appropriate directions or guidelines to the

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