Supreme Court flags 40-year trial delay, finds case papers lying with it since 2013

The Supreme Court has flagged a 40-year trial delay in a criminal case. The proceedings have effectively remained frozen for over a decade due to the original records being requisitioned by the top court in 2013 and never returned. The trial court was unable to proceed in the absence of the original records, which continued to remain in the custody of the Supreme Court. The case had suffered from chronic delays, with the file being reported "misplaced" and not listed for nearly nine years.