Supreme Court seeks government, EC response on allowing undertrials to vote

A Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court questions why undertrial prisoners, presumed innocent, are denied voting rights under Section 62(5) of the Representation of People Act. The petition highlights that an estimated five lakh undertrials are disenfranchised, a situation contrasting with practices in other nations. The court has sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission, though a similar plea was dismissed previously.