Delhi excessive court docket justices Jasmeet Singh and Vikas Mahajan sat past their common working hours on Monday to make sure the well timed listening to of pressing instances, Bar and Bench reported.

The Delhi HC historically observes a summer season break, throughout which common court docket proceedings are suspended. However, a trip bench comprising a choose group of judges is designated to handle pressing issues that require quick consideration. Justices Jasmeet Singh and Vikas Mahajan have been among the many judges assigned to the holiday bench this yr.

The day started with justice Singh and justice Mahajan convening as a division bench at roughly 10:30am. Together, they deliberated on a variety of instances. However, at round 3:30pm, the judges break up and presided over separate single-judge benches to expedite the proceedings.

While justice Mahajan concluded the day’s proceedings at round 9:20pm, Justice Singh remained on the bench till 9:50pm. During this time, Justice Mahajan successfully handled 50 instances, whereas Justice Singh attended to 48 issues.

In a commendable gesture, Justice Mahajan expressed his willingness to take a seat on Tuesday, regardless of it not being a working day for the excessive court docket, to handle the pending issues that might not be heard on the identical day. Lawyers showing earlier than the judges significantly appreciated this gesture, recognizing the judges’ dedication to justice.

One such occasion occurred when senior advocate Mohit Mathur, additionally the president of the Delhi excessive court docket bar affiliation (DHCBA), was presenting a case earlier than Justice Mahajan at round 9pm. In an appreciative gesture, Mathur prompt that the decide ought to take a break and have dinner, and resume listening to the remaining issues the following day. Responding to this suggestion, the court docket agreed to take up the remaining 15 issues on Tuesday, guaranteeing that no case could be left unheard.

Throughout the day, the judges tackled numerous forms of instances, together with these associated to demolition of property, anticipatory bail issues, pleas for suspension of Look Out Circulars (LOCs), copyright infringement instances, and a batch of petitions regarding Haj Group Organisers (HGOs).

This is just not the primary time that Justice Singh is holding Court past the traditional working hours. Even in June 2021, he had held court docket until round 11pm.