Supreme Court news: In a critique of delays in India’s justice delivery system , the Supreme Court called for faster and more efficient dispute resolution, warning that prolonged litigation defeats the very purpose of justice, drawing from literature, it invoked Charles Dickens’ novel “Bleak House” and noted that many disputes still resemble the never-ending Jarndyce vs Jarndyce , a tale of delay and spiralling costs. A bench of Justice J K Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar was hearing an appeal against a June 9, 2025 order of the Delhi High Court , which had refused to grant summary judgment in a commercial recovery suit filed by Reliance Eminent Trading against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) . “There is no doubt that our justice delivery system is premised on being fair, independent, and just. However, it is often criticized for delay. Ordinary citizens complain about the cost and delay associated with civil disputes.…