‘Instead of extending court timings, why can’t judges give up their tea break?’

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision to extend court timings by 45 minutes — from 3.45 pm to 4.30 pm — has raised a storm of protest among lawyers.

“Why can’t the judges give up their half-an-hour tea break and hold court exactly at 1.45 pm?” questioned Rupinder S Khosla, president of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association.

It is the work culture that needs to be changed, not the working hours, he added.

Khosla and vice-president of the association, P S Khurana, met Chief Justice Tirath Singh Thakur at his residence on Saturday and presented him a resolution on behalf of the Bar.

“The Chief Justice informed us that the working hours have been increased from five hours to 5.5 hours in compliance with the Malimath Committee Report (which aims at bringing down the pendency rate).

“He has assured us that the matter will be taken up before the Administrative Committee of Judges soon,” said Khosla.

He added: “The Bar is an essential component of judicial functioning. Had the authorities consulted us, we could have given our suggestions to sort out the matter.”

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