New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear next week, the Kerala government's plea to defer the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state next week and issued notices to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and others on fresh petitions challenging the SIR in Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Puducherry. A bench headed by justice Surya Kant, who is Chief Justice of India (CJI) designate, posted the matter related to Kerala as the state cited urgency citing the local body elections that will overlap with the SIR exercise, leading to an "administrative impasse". "The cause you have taken has not been taken by other states," the bench told Kerala government, represented by senior advocate Kapil Sibal who pointed out that "local elections are scheduled on December 9 and 11." P8...