The Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday issued an interim order directing the government to make arrangements for the prisoners to vote in the upcoming elections.

Responding to a writ filed jointly by the students of Kathmandu School of Law--Nishant Malla and Pradesha KC--a single bench of Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla issued the order to the government to make arrangements for the inmates to vote.

Malla also ordered the government to collect the names of the jailbirds eligible to vote.