The Supreme Court has consented to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging political parties' practice of offering freebies during elections. The PIL, filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, also asks the Election Commission (EC) to take action against these parties.

A bench consisting of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra consented to schedule the PIL for a hearing on Thursday and said, "This is important. We will keep this on board tomorrow."