Kathmandu, Dec. 11 -- The Supreme Court has taken an exception to the prolonged delay in the nearly two-decade old Gaur massacre case.

Issuing a full text of the verdict passed on August 19, the top court has directed the Nepal Police and the District Police Office, Rautahat to immediately proceed with the investigation in the deadly 2007 incident.

"Not registering the complaint and showing reluctance in investigating such a serious incident gives the impression that the system is biased against the victims," reads the full text. "This makes victims feel they are being denied justice."

The division bench of justices Til Prasad Shrestha and Nityananda Pandey asked why the case had been allowed to remain idle for so long. Even though the...