Request for Scheduling Ceremonial Functions before or after Court Working Hours in the Interest of Judicial Efficiency

[The following letter was sent via email on 31.10.2026.]

To

Hon’ble The Acting Chief Justice and his companion judges,

High Court of Delhi,

Sher Shah Road,

New Delhi

Subject: Request for Scheduling Ceremonial Functions before or after Court Working Hours in the Interest of Judicial Efficiency

 

Hon’ble Sirs,

 

On 30.10.2026, a function commemorating 60 years of the Delhi High Court was held, on account of which judicial work was suspended after 12:30 p.m. No prior intimation regarding the event or the suspension of judicial work was reflected in the cause list. As a result, litigants and lawyers, many of whom had travelled long  distances and made arrangements to attend court, were put to considerable inconvenience.

 

Such functions, when conducted during court working hours, also result in the loss of valuable judicial time and contribute to the accumulation of pendency, which is already a matter of serious concern.

 

It is, therefore, most respectfully requested that ceremonial functions, including but not limited to swearing-in ceremonies, farewell references, condolence references, and other similar events, be held before or after court hours, so that regular judicial work is not disrupted and inconvenience to litigants and lawyers is avoided.

 

Thanks,

Yours sincerely,

Secretary,

Public Interest Litigation Watch Group