New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed strong disapproval over prolonged delays in acid attack trials, calling a 16-year-old pending case in a Delhi court a “national shame”. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, directed all high courts across the country to submit details of pending acid attack trials within four weeks.

The remarks came during a hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by acid attack survivor Shaheen Malik. Her case, pending since 2009 in a Rohini court, has seen repeated delays, leaving the bench outraged.

"What a mockery of the legal system! This is such a shame. If the national capital cannot handle this, then who will? This is national shame," the bench said.

The Supreme Court issued notices to the Centr

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