New Delhi, March 29 -- Prolonged judicial delays and a lack of institutional support for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms are eroding investor confidence in India, top corporate lawyers said at the Mint India Investment Summit and Awards 2025 in Mumbai on Sarturday.

The legal experts highlighted that India has not emerged as a preferred destination for resolving international commercial disputes like Singapore and Dubai due to the absence of strong ADR institutions and a culture of judicial intervention in arbitration matters.

"The biggest cost of judicial delays is the erosion of faith of investors, which cannot be quantified. Justice delayed is justice denied. Dubai and Singapore started much later, and they are ahead o...