Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J.

The matter comes up before this Special Division Bench constituted by Hon'ble the Chief Justice to have the sittings on Saturdays. However, we are constrained to note that as always, the Lawyers, even the ones provided by the Legal Services Authority, are not there to assist the Court.

2. We have waited for a considerable time, and in, out of the ten matters, which were listed, not even a single Lawyer from the accused side is available, for making submissions and provide assistance to the Court.

3. Repeated requests to the Bar by Hon'ble the Chief Justice as well as the persuasions made by us have failed to ensure a minimum requirement of assistance from the Lawyers on the side of the accused, on such Saturdays.

4. Lawyers provided by the Legal Services Authority are also not available, which makes the situation all the more concerning.

5. To address the pendency of the pending criminal appeals, where the accused are in jail, this Special Division Bench has been constituted to sit on Saturdays, and therefore, to justify the sitting, we have taken the assistance of the learned Public Prosecutor to go, in depth, into the records of this criminal appea