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Annual Holidays

Under the provisions of Section 25 of West Pakistan Civil Courts Ordinance 1962, the Hon’ble Chief Justice and Judges have been pleased to approve the following annual list of General Holidays to be observed by the Lahore High Court (Principal Seat & Its Benches at Bahawalpur, Multan and Rawalpindi) and Civil and Sessions Courts in the Punjab during the Calendar year 2024:-

Sr.# Name of Festival Days of the Week Date No. of Days
1 Kashmir Day Monday 5th February 1
2 *Urs of Channan Peer (3rd  Ramzan 1445) (for Bahawalpur Banech and Civil & Sessions Courts in Bahawalpur) Thursday 14th March 1
3 Pakistan Day Saturday 23rd March 1
4 Good Friday (for Christians) Friday 29th March 1
5 Easter Sunday (for Christians) Sunday 31st March 1
6 * Eid-ul-Fitr Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10th , 11th & 12th April 3
7 May Day Wednesday 01st May 1
8 Death Anniversary of Late Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V, Ameer of Bahawalpur (for Bahawalpur Bench
and Civil & Sessions Courts in Bahawalpur Division)		 Friday 24th May 1
9 * Eid-ul-Azha Monday & Tuesday 17th & 18th June 2
10 *Muharram (Aashura) (9th & 10th 1446) Tuesday & Wednesday 16th & 17th July 2
11 Independence Day Wednesday 14th August 1
12 *Urs of Ghous Baha-ud-Din Zakariya Multani (R.A) (7th Safar 1446) Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh (R.A.) (for Multan Bench and Civil & Sessions Courts in Multan) Monday 12th August 1
13 *Urs of Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh (R.A.) (20th Safar 1446) (for Lahore High Court Principal Seat and Civil & Sessions Courts at Lahore) Sunday 25th August 1
14 *Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (S.A.W.) Monday 16th September 1
15 Allama Iqbal Day Saturday 09th November 1
16 Birth Day of Quaid-e-Azam & Christmas Wednesday 25th December 1
17 Winter Holidays:
(i) For Hon'ble Judges of Lahore High Court, only
Wednesday to Wednesday
25th December, 2024 to 8th January, 2025 15
(ii) For High Court, Civil and Sessions Courts in the Punjab. Wednesday to Wednesday 25th December, 2024 to 1st January, 2025 8
Notes:
  • The Holidays marked with an asterisk (*) are subject to appearance of the moon. In case the event falls on a day other than that notified, specific instructions will be issued by the High Court and timely notice shall, when possible, be given to litigants if the event does not fall on the day already notified.
  • The Civil and Sessions Courts in the Punjab shall observe Winter Holidays from 25th December (Wednesday), 2024 to 01st January (Wednesday), 2025.
  • The Lahore High Court shall observe Winter Holidays from 25th December (Wednesday), 2024 to 08th January (Wednesday), 2025 for the Hon'ble Judges of Lahore High Court and from 25th December (Wednesday), 2024 to 1st January (Wednesday) 2025, for staff of High Court.
  • Every Sunday in a week is a holiday.
  • The long vacation for the Lahore High Court shall be from 1st July (Monday), to 31st August (Saturday), 2024.
  • The Summer Vacation for the Civil & Sessions Courts in the Punjab shall be from 1st August to 31st August, 2024 except at Murree and Kotli Sattian Sub-Division District Rawalpindi.
  • The Civil Courts at Murree and Kotli Sattian Sub-Division District Rawalpindi shall remain closed for annual vacation in the month of January every year instead of August.

 

Court Hours (Principal Seat and Benches)

 

Monday to Thursday
09:00 AM to 11:30 AM Court Sittings
11:30 AM to 12:00 noon Interval
12:00 noon to 02:30 PM Court Sittings
Friday
09:00 AM to 11:30 AM Court Sittings
11:30 AM to 12:00 noon Interval
12:00 noon to 01:00 PM Court Sittings
Saturday
There will be no court sittings on Saturday unless Hon'ble Judge decides otherwise. This day is reserved for dictating judgments.

 

Office Hours

Monday to Thursday and Saturday
08:30 AM to 04:00 PM (with break from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM)
Friday
08:30 AM to 01:00 PM

 

Civil and Sessions Courts in the Punjab 

Monday to Thursday and Saturday
08:00 AM to 03:30 PM
(Lunch/Prayer Break. From 01:00 p.m. to 01:30 p.m.)
Friday
08:00 AM to 12:30 PM

 

Murree & Kotli Sattian Sub-Division Rawalpindi

Monday to Thursday and Saturday
09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
(Lunch/Prayer Break. From 01:00 p.m. to 01:30 p.m.)
Friday
09:00 AM to 01:00 PM