India, Feb. 10 -- The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend "by at least one week" the February 14 deadline for publication of the final electoral rolls in West Bengal, while seeking a personal affidavit from the state's director general of Police (DGP) in response to the poll panel's claim that its officials conducting the special intensive revision (SIR) were facing serious threats to their safety and that a concerted attempt, with the "complicity of all key actors of the State", was being made to derail the process.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and NV Anjaria said that the additional time was being granted to "streamline the process", allo...