India, Feb. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Monday sought a fresh report from the Delhi Police on the status of appeals challenging acquittals in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as it questioned why the refusal by the Delhi high court to reopen cases was not challenged in the top court.

Going through a status report submitted by the Centre and the Delhi Police last month, a bench headed by justice Abhay S Oka said, "We find from the report that the high court has dismissed several cases. You (Delhi Police) have not challenged it here. A large number of cases are there. You take instructions."

The court was responding to a status report filed on January 13 by the police highlighting the status of eight cases where a special investigation team (SIT) h...