NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Election Commission's stand on a PIL challenging the involvement of private players in checking EVMs before the machines are used for polls.The petition, filed by journalist Ashish Goyal, pleaded SC to order a judicial inquiry into the matter.It also said that only govt officials be allowed to examine EVMs.Agreeing to hear the petition, a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan asked the petitioner to supply a copy of the petition to EC's counsel to enable it to take a stand on the next date of hearing and posted the case after two weeks.The petitioner apprehends that some of the private persons involved in checking EVMs may have been active workers of political parties. Therefore, an independent investigation is essential to find out the credentials of these persons."No security or background checks conducted in respect of the several private personnel who were allowed physical examination," the petition said.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal and lawyer Devadatt Kamat told the bench that it was a very important issue and the court must examine it.The petition also alleged that EVM manufacturing companies are exporting EVMs to other countries without seeking approval from Centre and EC and they should be restrained.