Rajasthan High Court Bar Boycotts Court Over Mandatory Working Saturdays

The Rajasthan High Court Bar in Jodhpur staged a coordinated protest, abstaining from court work after the High Court designated the second Saturday of each month as a working day for 2026.

A resolution was passed jointly on January 3, opposing the Saturday schedule and the operation of night courts in the district.

Following the boycott across the High Court and subordinate courts, bar delegations planned discussions with Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma in Jaipur to decide next steps today.

Earlier representations by bar bodies had termed the decision arbitrary and issued without consultation, stressing advocates are not a “bonded labour force” and cannot be treated as “bonded labour force.”