New Delhi, April 13 -- The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Central government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition advocating the use of biometric authentication and facial recognition technology before voters are allowed to cast their ballots.

A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, alongside Justice Joymalya Bagchi, issued notice to both the Centre and the ECI, signalling its intent to examine the legal and constitutional dimensions of the proposal.

The petition, filed by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, calls for the introduction of biometric and facial recognition systems to verify voters prior to voting.

During the hearing, the apex court observed that implementing such a system wo...