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Each HC bench will work one Saturday to clear case backlog

Hindustan Times Delhi

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October 15, 2025

The Delhi High Court, in an unprecedented move aimed at addressing case backlog, has decided that each of its benches will function on one Saturday every month for the rest of the year.

- Shruti Kakkar

The decision was taken at a full court meeting on September 22, and was communicated through a notification issued on October 4 by Registrar General Arun Bhardwaj. “It has been resolved by the Hon'ble the full court in its meeting held on 22.9.2025 that each Bench of this court shall observe one working Saturday of every month as a court working day during the calendar year 2025,” it read

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