J Kant: We are granting 2 weeks' time for counter. We will continue hearing of legal issues. On factual and semi-factual issues, they will verify and respond

Dwivedi: There's 1 request. Some people are filing petitions challenging SIR in High Courts. HCs may not entertain. They may come here. There are 12 states undertaking this exercise

Bench asks HCs to keep matters before them in abeyance.