Notification No. 5156 – G. S.

The following list of days to be observed in the year 2024 as holidays in the
District Civil Courts in West Bengal has been prepared by the High Court at Calcutta
in exercise of the powers vested in it by Section 15 of Act II of 1887.

Name of Holidays English Dates Days of the week Number of days

New Year’s Day January 1st Monday 1 day

Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday January 12th Friday 1 day

Netaji’s Birthday January 23rd Tuesday 1 day

Republic Day January 26th Friday 1 day

Saraswati Puja February 14th Wednesday 1 day

Shivratri March 8th Friday 1 day
Doljatra March 25th Monday 1 day
Holi March 26th Tuesday 1 day
Good Friday March 29th Friday 1 day
Easter Saturday March 30th Saturday 1 day
To be notified To be notified To be notified
Id-ul-Fitre
later on later on later on
May Day May 1st Wednesday 1 day
Rabindranath’s Birthday May 8th Wednesday 1 day
Buddha Purnima May 23rd Thursday 1 day
May 27th Monday
Summer vacation to To 6 days
1st June Saturday
To be notified To be notified To be notified
Id-Uz-Zoha (Bakrid)
later on later on later on
To be notified To be notified To be notified
Muharram
later on later on later on
Independence Day August 15th Thursday 1 day
Janmastami August 26th Monday 1 day
Fateha-Duaz-Daham September 16th Monday 1 day
Gandhiji’s Birthday / Mahalaya October 2nd Wednesday 1 day
Annual Vacation (including Durga Puja, Lakshmi October 9th Wednesday
Puja, Second Day of Lakshmi Puja, Kali Puja, To To 25 days
Diwali, Pratipada) November 2nd Saturday
Guru Nanak’s Birthday and Parswanath’s
November 15th Friday 1 day
Rathajatra
Wednesday
December
Christmas Vacation To 7 days
25th to 31st
Tuesday

Note 1 : Public Holiday on account of Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (April 14th) falls on Sunday.
Note 2 : Executive Holidays on account of Bengali New Year’s Day (April 14th) & Bhatridwitiya (November 3rd)
fall on Sunday and Chaitra Sankranti /Baisakhi (April 13th) falls on Second Saturday..
Note 3 : Holidays on account of Muslim Festivals viz. Id-ul-Fitre, Id-uz-Zoha (Bakrid) and Muharram will be
declared later on, depending on visibility of the moon.
Note 4 : Sectional Holiday on account of Sab-e-Barat (February 26th) falls on Monday may be granted to Muslim
employees. Sectional holiday on account of Mahabir Jayanti (April 21 st) falls on Sunday.
Note 5: The Court and Offices of the Judgeship of Darjeeling & Kalimpong shall remain closed on 13.07.2024
(Saturday) on account of the Birthday of the Nepali Poet Bhanu Bhakta.
Note 6 : All the District Judges in West Bengal, Chief Judges of the City Civil Court at Calcutta, City Sessions
Court, Calcutta and the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Calcutta are hereby empowered to declare local holidays
not exceeding two days in a year in a district and/or Sub-Divisions according to the prevalent customs in
consultation with the local Bar Associations.
Note 7: All 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the months have been declared as holidays for the District Civil & Criminal
Courts in West Bengal Vide F.C. Resolution dated 06.08.92.
Note 8 : The Courts in the Districts of Darjeeling & Kalimpong, excepting the Courts in Siliguri Sub-Division
under Darjeeling Judgeship shall have no Summer Vacation unlike that of all other Districts of West Bengal.
Note 9: In the districts of Darjeeling & Kalimpong, the Courts excepting the Courts in Siliguri Sub-Division of
Darjeeling shall be closed for Durga Puja to Laxmi Puja during the Executive holidays from October 9 th to 16th
October and Kali Puja, Diwali and Pratipada (October 31 st, 1st November & 2nd November). The Courts in the
districts of Darjeeling & Kalimpong shall also be closed for Annual Vacation for the period from the 2 nd January
to 26th January and 25th December to 31st December, 2024 excepting the Courts in the Siliguri Sub-Division in
the District of Darjeeling which shall be closed for Annual Vacation as in the District of Jalpaiguri.

By Order,

Sd/-
Registrar General
High Court Administrative
Department

Dated, the 8th December, 2023.

 Notification No. 5157 – G. S.

The following list of days to be observed in the year 2024 as holidays in the
District Criminal Courts in West Bengal is published by the High Court at Calcutta

Name of Holidays English Dates Days of the week Number of days

New Year’s Day January 1st Monday 1 day

Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday January 12th Friday 1 day

Netaji’s Birthday January 23rd Tuesday 1 day

Republic Day January 26th Friday 1 day

Saraswati Puja February 14th Wednesday 1 day

Doljatra March 25th Monday 1 day
Holi March 26th Tuesday 1 day
Good Friday March 29th Friday 1 day
To be notified To be notified To be notified
Id-ul-Fitre
later on later on later on
May Day May 1st Wednesday 1 day
Rabindranath’s Birthday May 8th Wednesday 1 day
Buddha Purnima May 23rd Thursday 1 day
May 27th Monday
Summer vacation to To 6 days
1st June Saturday
To be notified To be notified To be notified
Id-Uz-Zoha (Bakrid)
later on later on later on
To be notified To be notified To be notified
Muharram
later on later on later on
Independence Day August 15th Thursday 1 day
Janmastami August 26th Monday 1 day
Fateha-Duaz-Daham September 16th Monday 1 day
Gandhiji’s Birthday / Mahalaya October 2nd Wednesday 1 day
Annual Vacation October 9th Wednesday
(including Durga Puja to Second Day of Lakshmi To To 9 days
Puja) October 17th Thursday
Kali Puja October 31st Thursday 1 day
Diwali November 1st Friday 1 day
Pratipada November 2nd Saturday 1 day
Guru Nanak’s Birthday and Parswanath’s
November 15th Friday 1 day
Rathajatra

Christmas Day December 25th Wednesday 1 day

Note 1 : Public Holiday on account of Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (April 14th) falls on Sunday.
Note 2 : Executive Holidays on account of Bengali New Year’s Day (April 14 th) & Bhatridwitiya (November 3rd)
fall on Sunday and Chaitra Sankranti /Baisakhi (April 13th) falls on Second Saturday.
Note 3 : Holidays on account of Muslim Festivals viz. Id-ul-Fitre, Id-uz-Zoha (Bakrid) and Muharram will be
declared later on, depending on visibility of the moon.
Note 4 : Sectional Holiday on account of Sab-e-Barat (February 26th) falls on Monday may be granted to Muslim
employees. Sectional holiday on account of Mahabir Jayanti (April 21 st) falls on Sunday.
Note 5: The Court and Offices of the Judgeship of Darjeeling & Kalimpong shall remain closed on 13.07.2024
(Saturday) on account of the Birthday of the Nepali Poet Bhanu Bhakta.
Note 6: All the District Judges in West Bengal, Chief Judges of the City Civil Court at Calcutta, City Sessions
Court, Calcutta and the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Calcutta are hereby empowered to declare local holidays
not exceeding two days in a year in a district and/or Sub-Divisions according to the prevalent customs in
consultation with the local Bar Associations.
Note 7: All 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the months have been declared as holidays for the District Civil & Criminal
Courts in West Bengal Vide F.C. Resolution dated 06.08.92.
Note 8 : The Courts in the Districts of Darjeeling & Kalimpong, excepting the Courts in Siliguri Sub-Division
under Darjeeling Judgeship shall have no Summer Vacation unlike that of all other Districts of West Bengal.
Note 9: In the districts of Darjeeling & Kalimpong, the Courts excepting the Courts in Siliguri Sub-Division of
Darjeeling shall be closed for Durga Puja to Laxmi Puja during the Executive holidays from October 9 th to 16th
October and Kali Puja, Diwali and Pratipada (October 31 st, 1st November & 2nd November). The Courts in the
districts of Darjeeling & Kalimpong shall also be closed for Annual Vacation for the period from the 2 nd January
to 26th January and 25th December to 31st December, 2024 excepting the Courts in the Siliguri Sub-Division in
the District of Darjeeling which shall be closed for Annual Vacation as in the District of Jalpaiguri.

By Order

Sd/-
Registrar General
High Court Administrative
Department

Dated, the 8th December, 2023.