Gujarat High Court Civil Manual (subordinate court practice), 1960
(i) In Courts in the Districts of Akola, Amravati, Bhandara, Buldana, Chanda, Nagpur, Wardha, Yeotmal, Nanded and Parbhani, the Court hours shall be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on days other than Saturdays and on Saturdays they shall be from 11 a.m. to 1-30 p.m. The hours of work for the office establishments in these districts shall be 10-30 a.m. to 5-30 p.m. on every week day except Saturday and from 10-30 a.m. to 1-45 p.m. on Saturdays. (ii) In other districts the Court hours shall be from 11-30 a.m. to 2-30 p.m. and from 3-30 p.m. to 5-30 p.m. on days other than Saturdays and on Saturdays they shall be from 11-30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The hours of work for the office establishments in the remaining districts shall be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on every week-day except Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 2-15 p.m. on Saturdays. (iii) Muslim employees of Government, if they ask for permission to leave office to say their Juma Prayers, should be allowed to take their lunch recess on Fridays at the time convenient to them.