JODHPUR, Jan. 5 -- The lawyers' protest against the Rajasthan high court's decision to declare two Saturdays of each month as working days has intensified. Both bar associations of the high court's principal seat in Jodhpur - the Rajasthan High Court Lawyers Association and the Rajasthan High Court Advocates Association - decided to boycott judicial work on Monday. A similar decision has also been taken by bar associations of the high court's Jaipur bench. Meanwhile, an emergency meeting of the executive committee of the Bar Council of Rajasthan was held on Sunday at its Jodhpur office under the chairmanship of Bhuvnesh Sharma in a hybrid mode. The office bearers, members, and special invitees of the committee participated in the meeting in person and through video conferencing. The meeting discussed in detail the representations received from various bar associations regarding the high court's decision to declare two Saturdays of each month as working days and the operation of night courts. The executive committee unanimously expressed the view that declaring two Saturdays of each month as working days would adversely affect the efficiency of the lawyers. The committee said that implementing this arrangement in the annual calendar without consulting the legal community is against the interests of the lawyers. The executive committee also agreed that a five-day work week system should be implemented in the district and sessions courts, on the lines of revenue courts and central administrative tribunals, to ensure a conducive work environment for lawyers and to maintain a balance in their physical and mental health. The committee said this will provide lawyers and judicial officers with the opportunity to work with better quality in hearing and disposing of cases. Based on these facts, the committee decided that the high court administration would be requested to reconsider the decision to declare two Saturdays of each month as working days. A request will also be made to sympathetically consider implementing a five-day work week system in the subordinate courts. The committee also stated that in the future, proper consultation should be held with the legal community before any important decision related to the judicial system is taken, so that the participatory role of lawyers in the judicial process and the protection of their interests can be ensured....