Courts Take Too Many Holidays, Says New Petition. To Be Heard After Diwali Break
NDTV
The high court takes three breaks every year - summer vacation (one month), Diwali vacation (two weeks) and Christmas break (one week). During the holidays, special vacation benches are available for urgent judicial work.
The Bombay High Court today said it would hear after Diwali holidays a public interest litigation challenging the practice of courts taking long vacations, thereby affecting filing and hearing of cases.
Bombay High Court's Diwali vacation is from October 22 and it would reopen on November 9.
The petition filed by Sabina Lakdawala challenged the vacations taken by the high court, claiming it was in violation of the fundamental rights of litigants whose rights to seek justice will be affected.
Mr Lakdawala's lawyer Mathews Nedumpara said the petitioner was not against judges taking holidays but members of the judiciary should not take leave at the same time so that the courts remain functional throughout the year.
