Key takeaways

Calcutta High Court observes extended summer vacation May 25–Jun 6; subordinate courts only May 25–May 30.
Annual vacation for High Court and Civil Courts Oct 16–Nov 11; District Criminal Courts return Oct 27–Nov 8 partially.
Diwali/Bhatridwitiya break Nov 9–11 observed by all court tiers.
Christmas vacation Civil courts Dec 26–31; District Criminal Courts mainly observe Dec 25 only.
Darjeeling and Kalimpong courts skip summer vacation; annual vacations Jan 2–Jan 26 and Dec 25–Dec 31; Jul 13 holiday added.
Movable Islamic holidays (Id-Ul-Fitre, Bakrid, Muharram, Fateha) declared later based on moon sighting.
Fixed rules: 2nd and 4th Saturdays are holidays; sectional and up to two local holidays may be declared by judges.

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Date	Holiday Name	Calcutta High Court	City Civil Court	District Civil Court	District Criminal Court
Jan 1	New Year’s Day	obs	obs	obs	obs
Jan 12	Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday	obs	obs	obs	obs
Jan 23	Netaji’s Birthday / Saraswati Puja	obs	obs	obs	obs
Jan 26	Republic Day	obs	obs	obs	obs
Mar 3	Doljatra	obs	obs	obs	obs
Mar 4	Holi	obs	obs	obs	obs
Mar 26	Ram Navami	obs	obs	obs	obs
Apr 3	Good Friday	obs	obs	obs	obs
Apr 4	Easter Saturday	obs	obs	obs	obs
Apr 14	Ambedkar Birthday / Chaitra Sankranti	obs	obs	obs	obs
Apr 15	Bengali New Year’s Day	obs	obs	obs	obs
May 1	May Day / Buddha Purnima	obs	obs	obs	obs
May 25 – May 30	Summer Vacation (Initial Week)	obs	obs	obs	obs
Jun 1 – Jun 6	Summer Vacation (Extended)	obs	not obs	not obs	not obs
Aug 15	Independence Day	obs	obs	obs	obs
Sep 4	Janmastami	obs	obs	obs	obs
Oct 2	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	obs	obs	obs	obs
Oct 16 – Oct 26	Annual Vacation (Phase 1)	obs	obs	obs	obs
Oct 27 – Nov 8	Annual Vacation (Phase 2)	obs	obs	obs	not obs
Nov 9 – Nov 11	Diwali / Bhatridwitiya	obs	obs	obs	obs
Nov 18	Jagaddhatri Puja	obs	obs	obs	obs
Nov 24	Guru Nanak’s Birthday / Rathajatra	obs	obs	obs	obs
Dec 25	Christmas Day	obs	obs	obs	obs
Dec 26 – Dec 31	Christmas Vacation	obs	obs	obs	not obs

The following holidays are subject to the visibility of the moon and will be formally announced at a later date for all court tiers:

Summer Vacation Disparity: The High Court observes a full two-week summer break (May 25 – June 6). Subordinate courts (City Civil, District Civil, and District Criminal) only observe the first week (May 25 – May 30).
Annual Vacation Disparity: The High Court and Civil Courts (City and District) observe a continuous long vacation from October 16 to November 11. However, District Criminal Courts only observe a break from October 16 to October 26, returning to work before the Diwali/Bhatridwitiya break (November 9–11).
Christmas Vacation: Civil courts observe a vacation until the end of the year. Criminal courts generally observe only the Christmas Day holiday on December 25.
Darjeeling and Kalimpong: Courts in these hilly regions (except Siliguri) do not have a summer vacation. Instead, they have an annual vacation from January 2 to January 26 and again from December 25 to December 31. They also observe July 13 as a holiday for the Birthday of Nepali Poet Bhanu Bhakta.

Saturdays: The 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month are fixed holidays for the High Court and all subordinate Civil and Criminal courts.
Sectional Holidays: Sab-e-Barat (Feb 4) and Mahabir Jayanti (March 31) are available as sectional holidays for Muslim and Jain employees respectively.
Local Holidays: District Judges and Chief Judges are authorized to declare up to two additional days of local holidays per year based on local customs.

Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench: Operates in 15 sessions throughout the year, typically in two-week blocks (e.g., Jan 5–16, May 11–22, Dec 14–24).
Port Blair Circuit Bench (Andaman & Nicobar Islands): Operates in 12 sessions throughout the year (e.g., Jan 2–15, June 8–22, Dec 7–21). Note that the District Civil and Criminal courts in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands have a unique Annual Vacation from May 1 to May 29.

Official 2026 West Bengal Court Holiday Calendar: High Court & District Courts Schedule