India, Feb. 9 -- The Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has written to various bar associations across India, urging collective opposition to a proposal to open High Courts on two Saturdays every month.

In the letter, the HC Bar Association flagged concerns over the impact of additional working days on lawyers, judges and court staff. They also questioned the assumption that longer court hours would automatically reduce case backlogs.

The HCBA said the proposal may appear appealing on the surface but would eventually affect the quality of justice.

"Opening of courts on two Saturdays in a month needs to be resisted since it may appear superficially attractive and appealing to the uninitiated but eventually it would affect the q...