A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Ajay Rastogi deferred the hearing after solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, sought time to file an affidavit. The court also asked attorney general K K Venugopal, who was also issued notice on the petition, to file his response on the issue.A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Ajay Rastogi deferred the hearing after solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, sought time to file an affidavit. The court also asked attorney general K K Venugopal, who was also issued notice on the petition, to file his response on the issue.