The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) over its decision not to use Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines in the upcoming local body elections.

A bench led by Justice Anil Kilor directed the SEC to respond to the petition by next week.

The plea, filed by Congress leader Prafulla Gudadhe through advocates Pawan Dahat and Nihal Singh Rathod , argues that VVPAT machines are essential for ensuring a transparent and verifiable election process.

“The right to vote is a fundamental right, and every citizen has the right to know whether their vote has been correctly recorded,” the petition stated. It further urged the court to either direct the SEC to hold elections using ballot papers or quash

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