Supreme Court has decided to summon Election Commission officers for discussion on Sunday regarding the commission's move to reject voting rights for the civil servants and security officers deployed for managing the polls.

Bharat Kumar Mainali, an employee at the Office of the Attorney General, on Monday filed a writ at the Supreme Court demanding an order to ensure voting rights to civil servants and security personnel deployed for the federal and provincial elections scheduled for November 26 and December 7.

A single bench of Justice Ananda Mohan Bhattarai has decided to summon both the parties—the petitioner and the EC—to discuss the matter.

The EC has said some legal and administrative hurdles could pose challenges in allowing civil servants and security personnel deployed for polls to cast their ballots.

According to estimates, over half a million government employees, judges, teachers and security personnel may not be able to exercise their franchise as per the EC's current provision, as they will be deployed for elections.