New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre and Election Commission of India (ECI) on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking voting rights for undertrials.

A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran sought a response from the Centre and ECI.

The PIL was filed by Sunita Sharma through advocate Prashant Bhushan.

Bhushan said, "This is about the voting rights of about 5 lakh undertrial prisoners."

The petition sought a direction to issue guidelines for setting up polling stations in prisons for local prisoners and to make provisions for postal ballots for prisoners lodged outside their home constituencies or states.

It sought voting rights for undertrial prisoners, excl...