# Lawyer Absence Disrupts Calcutta High Court Saturday Hearings 2026-08-06T13:58:56+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Calcutta High Court held a special sitting on Saturday, August 1, to make up for a holiday declared on July 6 for Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s 125th birth anniversary. The court had scheduled 210 working days and 61 holidays for 2025, apart from regular weekends. The Bar Association asked judges not to pass ex-parte orders because many lawyers might be absent. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya called 130 listed matters but recorded “Not Today” in each after no state counsel appeared. The courtroom closed at 11.10 am. A PIL seeking an independent inquiry into Prabhas Mondal’s custodial death was listed for August 18, along with similar petitions. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Calcutta High Court, court hearings, custodial death, legal system, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/lawyer-absence-disrupts-calcutta-high-court-saturday-hearings/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/lawyer-absence-disrupts-calcutta-high-court-saturday-hearings/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.