J.K. MAHESHWARI, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. In between the twin sayings of ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ and ‘justice hurried is justice buried’, lies a golden mean which this Court must adopt to resolve the present case. It is in this balanced perspective that the provisions of Order XIII-A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (hereinafter “CPC”) fall to be interpreted and Signature Not Verified D N i I g D it H a I l a l A y H si Up gn JA ed p by lied.

Date: 2026.04.30 Reason:

3. The present appeal arises out of the impugned order dated 09.06.2025 passed by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi (hereinafter “High Court”) in I.A. No. 6914 of 2022 in CS (COMM) No. 582 of 2021, whereby the application filed by the appellant seeking summary judgment under Rule 4 of Order XIII-A of the CPC came to be dismissed.

4. The brief facts necessary for adjudication are that a public notice was issued on 21.03.2007, by the Respondent – Delhi Development Authority (hereinafter “DDA”) announcing a public auction for various freehold commercial plots, including Plot No. 13 at the Non-hierarchical Commercial Comp