Justice K Kannan of Punjab and Haryana High Court held the court on Sunday to hear a case pertaining to six petitions filed by ex-servicemen against the Haryana Public Service Commission for denying them posts of assistant engineers. To be sure, there is nothing unusual about the case itself. In fact, lakhs of such cases are languishing in courts across the country. No celebrity was involved here either, there was little media interest, and yet the judge offered to hold the court on Sunday. That makes his effort extraordinary.

It, however, poses a question for his fellow judges who enjoy more generous vacations through the year than their counterparts in trial courts in any case. Shouldn't more judges follow Justice Kannan's example and do their bit to reduce the backlog of cases?