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CHAPTERI

COURTANDOFFICEHOURS
1.
AllJudgesshallsitinCourtduringthehoursprescribedbyparagraphs2and3for
thedisposalofjudicialbusiness. Administrativeworkshallordinarilybedoneoutside
Courthours,butifonanydaytheBoardbreaksdown(suchoccasionshouldberare),the
JudgeshouldcontinuetoworkfortherestofthedayintheCourtpremisesandutilisethe
timeinwritingjudgmentsandattendingtoadministrativematters.
2.
(i)IntheSmallCauseCourt,Bombay,andinCourtsintheDistrictsofAkola,
Amravati, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Nagpur, Wardha, Yavatmal, Nandeed,
Osmanabad,ParbhaniandDadraandNagarHaveli,SilvasatheCourthoursshallbefrom
11a.m.to2p.m.andfrom3p.m.to5p.m.OnallCourtworkingSaturdays,theCourt
hoursoftheSmallCausesCourt,Bombayshallbefrom11.00a.m.to2.00p.m.andfor
urgentjudicialwork,twoJudgesshallworkupto5.00p.m.
(ia) TheCourthoursofParbhaniDistrictshallbefrom11.30a.m.And3.00
p.m.To5.00p.m.
(ii)Inallotherdistricts,theCourthoursshallbefrom1130a.m.to230p.m.and
from330to530p.m.
(iii)TheofficehoursinallDistrictsintheStateofMaharashtraincludingthe
CourtofSmallCausesatBombayandtheCourtsinDadraandNagarhaveli,Silvassa,
shall be from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. with half an hour recess (excluding inferior
GovernmentServants).
(iv)SofarastheinferiorGovernmentServantsareconcerned,inallDistrictsand
theCourtofSmallCauses,Bombay,theOfficehoursshallbefrom9.30a.m.to6.00p.m.

(v)MuslimemployeesofGovernment,iftheyaskforpermissiontoleaveoffice
tosaytheirJummaPrayers,shouldbeallowedtotaketheirlunchrecessonFridaysatthe
timeconvenienttothem."
3.
TheDistrictJudgemay,withthepreviouspermissionoftheHighCourt,alterthe
hoursprescribedbyparagraph2foranyCourtinhisDistrict,butsoasnottoreducethe
totalnumberofworkinghoursintheweek.

4.

Ordinarily,alljudicialmattersshouldbedisposedofinopenCourt.

5.
PersonsattendingCourtsandevenwitnessestakingtheoathshouldbeallowedto
keepontheirfootwear.
Thepublicshouldhaveaccessto,orremainin,theroomorthebuildingusedbya
Court,exceptwhenthePresidingJudgethinksitfitinanyparticularcase,toexclude
eitherthepublicgenerallyoranyparticularperson. Thegroundsfordoingsoshould,
however,berecordedintheRoznama.
6.
ThePresidingOfficerofCourtsareauthorisedtosuspendworkforabouthalfan
hourortostandinsilenceforaminuteortwoafterasuitablereferencehasbeenmade
whenaprominentlocallawyerpassesawayandwhenarequestforsuspensionofworkis
madetotheCourt.

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