The Central Government on Friday sought two weeks from the Supreme Court to file reply in connection with the affidavit filed by the Election Commission over electronic voting machines malfunctioning.

The apex court fixed the matter for further hearing after two weeks.A bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and also comprising Justice DY Chandrachud was hearing pleas from lawyer, Manohar Lal Sharma and from a political party. The apex court today heard the plea filed by the Bahujan Samaj Party and lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma, seeking a thorough investigation into the tampering of the EVMs by US-based scientists.

In his petition, Sharma claimed that in the April Assembly elections of five states, the EVMs were allegedly tampered.Earlier, the apex court had issued a notice to the Union Government seeking a reply into Sharma's plea.

A bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and DY Chandrachud, issued the notice over the petition filed by lawyer Sharma. The top court, however, at this stage refused to pass any order for a CBI inquiry.