Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
The hours of work in offices of Criminal Courts except the Courts of Session, Ahmedabad City, shall be from 11-00 a.m. to 6-00 p.m. (except on Sundays, Holidays and second and fourth Saturdays of each calendar month). The offices will remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of each calendar month and on the remaining Saturdays working hours shall be the same as prescribed above. An official may, however, be ordered by the Presiding Officer to attend early or sit late or attend on Sunday, holiday or second or fourth Saturday of the month, if the exigencies of service so require. An official should not, except in exceptional cases, be made to attend on a holiday pertaining to his religion. The Chief Ministerial Officer of the Court shall maintain an attendance register and shall put it before the Judicial Officer, every day. The Judicial Officer may give a recess upto half an hour on all working days to those members of the ministerial staff who require it, at suitable hours, so that the office routine is not substantially affected.