<span style="color: #222222;">The Centre today moved the Supreme Court, seeking an extension of time for completing formalities to transfer Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) coordinator Prateek Hajela to Madhya Pradesh.<br />''<br />''The apex court on October 18 had ordered the Centre and the Assam government to transfer Hajela to his native state Madhya Pradesh within seven days. The counsel for the Centre today told the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi that though the government has taken steps to transfer the 1995 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre but procedural formalities will take some more time.<br />''<br />''Hajela was appointed the NRC coordinator by the top court to oversee the mammoth and sensitive exercise of finalising and publication of Assam NRC data. The top court had ordered the inter-cadre transfer of Hajela on deputation to his native state for the maximum possible period. The bench had not specified the cause or the reason for passing the order.</span><br />