"If Our Children Can Go To School At 7, Why Can't We Come To Court At 9?" : Justice Lalit's Bench Starts Sitting At 9.30 AM

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia commenced its sitting at 9.30 AM today, one hour before the regular sitting time of the benches.

Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, after appearing in a matter, lauded this time arrangement and commented that it is more convenient.

"If our children can go to school at 7, why can't we come to Court at 9?", Justice Lalit replied.

Justice Lalit, who is next in line to be the Chief Justice of India in August, said that this is an experiment. "This is just a capsule", Justice Lalit told Rohatgi, adding that he prefers to start early.

The regular sitting hours at the Supreme Court are from 10:30 am to 4 pm, with a one-hour lunch break from 1 pm to 2 pm.