Guwahati, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Union government over its delay in submitting a forensic report on an audio recording allegedly featuring former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. The Court had requested the report three months ago but has yet to receive it.

A bench comprising Justices P.V. Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sarma raised the issue during a hearing, asking Solicitor General Tushar Mehta why the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) had not yet completed its analysis of the tape. Mehta informed the court that the lab required two more weeks to complete the report.

"What happened to the forensic report? It should have been submitted by now. This order was passed in May. The laboratory m...