PTI

New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said people who criticise that the apex court and high courts take long vacations don’t understand that judges don’t have holidays even on Saturdays and Sundays.

The observation came from a bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said those who criticise that top court and high courts take long vacations does not know how judges work.

The issue of vacation came up after the apex court, which posted the West Bengal matter for arguments on Thursday, told both the sides that arguments be concluded before the apex court goes on summer vacation, which will commence from May 20.

“All those who criticise that Supreme Court and high courts are on long vacations, they don’t know how judges work,” Mehta told the bench when it was hearing a lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government that has accused the CBI of going ahead with its probe without securing the prerequisite nod from
the state.

“People who criticise, they don›t understand that we don’t have holidays on Saturdays and Sundays. There are other assignments, conferences,” Justice Gavai said.

The bench said during vacations, the judges write judgments in cases heard by them.

“Long judgments have to be written during vacations,” the bench observed.

It said the judgment in the matter can then be written during the summer vacation.

“People who do not know the system, criticises it,” Mehta said.