The Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju said he was never of the opinion that judges shouldn't go on holidays. The cases will come to a halt when judges are on vacation, according to the minister who spoke at the India Today Conclave 2023. It is not something I stated, but it is a fact. I am of the opinion that judges require holidays because they sit from morning to evening and deal with 50 -- 60 cases a day.
Rijiju recalls a time when someone in the Parliament pointed out why judges should have so many holidays. I was responding to that question but the following day there were headlines saying that the lay minister had said judges should not take a holiday he clarified.
He stated that there was a heartburn in the judiciary but I did not say anything.
He said that judges are under huge mental pressure and that they need holidays because they are also dealing with administrative roles.
He said that judges in countries like the United States of America deal with around 4 -- 5 cases a day, but in India, the average is 50 -- 60 cases a day. Judges see more than 100 cases in some cases.
He said there could be some sort of regulation on how the holidays are charted out for the courts.
Rijiju said he has never encroached the territory of the judiciary and denied any events of confrontation between the government and the Supreme Court.