NOTIFICATION BY THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD (For insertion in the Gujarat Government Gazette, Part-I, Central Section) No. C, 2101/2025 The following is the list of holidays fixed for the High Court of Gujarat, for the year 2025: Sr. Name of Holidays Date Days of No. Saka Era Week lL Makar Sankranti 7 14" January, 2025 Tuesday 24, Paush, 1946 * 2. Additional Holiday 15" January, 2025 Wednesday 25, Paush, 1946 3. Maha Shivratri 26" February, 2025 Wednesday (Maha vad-13) 07, Phalgun, 1946 4, Holi 2" Day ~ Dhuleti 14" March, 2025 Friday 23, Phalgun, 1946 5. Ramjan-Fid (Bid-Ul-Fitra) 31% March, 2025 Monday (1* Shawaal) 10, Chaitra, 1947 6. Mahavir Janma Kalyanak 10" April, 2025 ‘Thursday 20, Chaitra, 1947 7. Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s 14" April, 2025 Monday Birthday 24, Chaitra, 1947 8. Good Friday 18" April, 2025 Friday 28, Chaitra, 1947 9. Bhagvan Shree Parshuram 29" April, 2025 ‘Tuesday Jayanti (Vaishakh sud- 2) 09, Vaishakha, 1947 10. Eid-Ul-Adha (Bakri-Eid) 07 June, 2025 Saturday 17, Jyestha, 1947 11. (1) Independence Day 15" August, 2025 Friday (2) Parsi New Year Day-Pateti 24, Shravan, 1947 (Parsi Shahenshahi) 12. Janmashtami 16" August, 2025 Saturday (Shravan Vad-8) 25, Shravan, 1947 13. Samvatsari 27" August, 2025 Wednesday (Chaturthi Paksha) 05, Bhadrapad, 1947 14. Eid-e-Meeladunnabi 05! September, 2025 Friday (Prophet Mohammad’s 14, Bhadrapad, 1947 Birthday) (bara vafat) 15. (1) Mahatma Gandhi's 02" October, 2025 ‘Thursday Birthday 10, Ashwin, 1947 (2) Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) 16. Additional Diwali Holiday 12" October, 2025 Friday 25, Ashwin, 1947 17. Additional Diwali Holiday 18" October, 2025 Saturday 26, Ashwin, 1947Sr. Name of Holidays Date Days of No. Saka Era Week 18. Diwali 20" October, 2025 Monday 28, Ashwin, 1947 19. Additional Diwali Holiday 21* October, 2025 Tuesday 29, Ashwin, 1947 20. Vikram Samvant New Year 22” October, 2025 Wednesday Day 30, Ashwin, 1947 21, Bhai Bij 23" October, 2025 Thursday 01, Kartik, 1947 22, Additional Diwali Holiday 24" October. 2025 Friday 02, Kartik, 1947 23. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 31* October, 2025 Friday Birthday 09, Kartik, 1947 24, Guru Nanak’s Birthday 05November, 2025 Wednesday 14, Kartik, 1947 25. Christmas 25%December, 2025 Thursday 04, Paush, 1947 26. Additional Holiday 26" December, 2025 Friday 05, Paush, 1947 Note: (1) The following days have not been notified as Holidays, as they fall on 2"*/4" Saturday or Sunday. Republic Day 26" January, 2025 Sunday 06, Magh, 1946 2. Chetichand 30 March, 2025 Sunday 09, Chaitra, 1947 3. Shree Ram Navmi 06" April, 2025 ‘Sunday 16, Chaitra, 1947 . 4. Muharram (Ashoora) 06" July, 2025 Sunday 15, Ashadh, 1947 5. Raksha Bandhan 09" August, 2025 2" Saturday 18, Shravan, 1947 Note: (2) If any of the Muslim religion Holidays notified above does not fall on the day notified, the Muslim Employees of the High Court may be granted an Optional’ Holiday on the day on which the holiday is actually observed. SUMMER VACATION From Monday, May 12, 2025 to Sunday, June 08, 2025. (Both Days Inclusive)3 DIWALI VACATION : From Friday, October 17, 2025 to Thursday, October 30, 2025 (Both Days Inclusive) WINTER VACATION : From Monday, December 29, 2025 to Sunday, January 04, 2026. (Both Days Inclusive) ‘The preceding and the succeeding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays shall form part of vacation. HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT SOLA, AHMEDABAD - 380 060. socitldbe GENERAL nto: DATE: DECEMBER /) , 2024 No. C.2101/2025 forwarded mpliments, for info 1, The Advocate General, High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad (by letter) 2. The Additional Advocate General, High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad (by letter) 2 ‘The Government Pleader, High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad (by letter) ‘The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad (by letter) 4. 5. The Additional Solicitor General of India, High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad (by letter) 6. The Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Legal Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar (by letter) 7. The President, Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association, Ahmedabad (by letter) 8. The Vice President, Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association, Ahmedabad (by letter). 9. The Secretary, Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association, Ahmedabad (by letter) 10. The Chairman, Bar Council of Gujarat, Ahmedabad (by letter) 11. The Vice Chairman, Bar Council of Gujarat, Ahmedabad (by letter) 12. The Secretary, Bar Council of Gujarat, Ahmedabad (by letter) 13. The Principal Judge, City Civil Court, Ahmedabad. (by E-mail) 14. The Principal District Judge, __A\\__ (by E-mail) 15. The Principal Judge, Family Court, _A) (by E-mail) 16. The Chief Judge, Small Causes Court, Ahmedabad. (by E-mail) 17. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City. (by E-mail)4 18. The President, Industrial Court, Anmedabad. (by E-mail) 19. The Manager, Government Central Press, Gandhinagar, for publication in the next issue of the Gujarat Government Gazette. HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT SOLA, AHMEDABAD - 380 060. DATE: DECEMBER }} , 2024 REGIS’ GENERALNOTIFICATION BY THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD (For insertion in the Gujarat Government Gazette, Part-I, Central Section) No.C.2101/2025 The Honourable the Chief Justice and other Honourable Judges of the High Court of Gujarat is pleased to direct that the orders contained in Part-II of Government Notification, General Administration Department, No. GS/26/2024/JSR/2024/605/GH, dated 14.11.2024 regarding Optional Holidays, shall apply mutatis-mutandis to the Officers and staff of the High Court of Gujarat. (Accompaniment to the High Court Notification No.C.2101/2025, dated 41.12.2024 regarding list of Holidays fixed for the High Court of Gujarat, for the year 2025.) OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR OFFICERS AND STAFF OF GUJARAT HIGH COURT ‘The following are the Optional Holidays for High Court of Gujarat for the year 2025 in addition to those notified as Public Holidays: Sr. Name of Holidays Date Days of No. Saka Era Week 1 Christian New Year Day 01" January, 2025 Wednesday 11 Paush, 1946 2. Guru Govindsingh's Birthday 06" January, 2025 Monday 16 Paush, 1946 Vassi Uttarayan 5% January, 2025 Wednesday (Next Day to Makar Sankranti) 25 Paush, 1946 4, Vishvakarma Jayanti 10” February, 2025 Monday (Maha Sud-13) 21 Magh, 1946 5. Saint Shiromani Ravidasji's 12" February, 2025 Wednesday Birthday 23 Magh, 1946 6. Shab-e-Barat 14" February, 2025 Friday 25 Magh, 1946 7. Birthday of Dhani Matang Dev 15% February, 2025 Saturday 26 Magh, 1946 8. Holi 13" March, 2025 ‘Thursday 22°Phalgun, 1946 9. Jamshedi Navroz (Parsi 21" March, 2025, Friday Shahenshahi & Parsi Kadmi) 30 Phalgun, 1946 10, Ramjan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitra) 01" April, 2025 Tuesday (2 Shawaal) 11 Chaitra, 19471. 12. 13. 14, 15. 16. 17. 18, 19, 20. 21 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 29. Hatkeshvar Jayanti Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Kadami) Maha Prabhuji's Praktyotsava (Vallabhacharya Jayanti) Shree Adhya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Jayanti (Vaishakh Sud-5) Budbha Purnima (Vaishakh Sud-15) Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Shahenshahi) Guru Arjundev’s Martyrdom day Shavuoth (Yahudi) Rathyatra (Ashadhi bij) (Ashadh Sud-2) 9® Muharram Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V) (Parsi Kadami) Parsi New Year Day (Parsi Kadam) Khordad Sal (Parsi Kadami) Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-IIl) (Parsi Shahenshahi) Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V) (Parsi Shahenshahi) (1) Khordad Sal (Parsi Shahenshahi) (2) Shravan Vad-12 (Paryusan 1* Day) (Chaturthi Paksha) ‘Shravan Vad-13 (Paryusan 1% Day) (Panchami Paksha) Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadarva Sud-4) Samvatsari (Panchami Paksha) 11% April, 2025 21 Chaitra, 1947 22" April, 2025 02 Vaishakh, 1947 24" April, 2025 04 Vaishakh, 1947 02" May, 2025 12 Vaishakh, 1947 12" May, 2025 22 Vaishalh, 1947 22" May, 2025 01 Jyaishtha, 1947 30" May, 2025 09 Jyaishtha, 1947 02" June, 2025, 12 Jyaishtha, 1947 27% June, 2025 06 Ashadh, 1947 05% July, 2025 14 Ashadh, 1947 15% July, 2025 24 Ashadh, 1947 16% July, 2025 25 Ashadh, 1947 21" July, 2025 30 Ashadh, 1947 12" August, 2025 21 Shravan, 1947 14® August, 2025 23 Shravan, 1947 20" August, 2025 29 Shravan, 1947 21" August, 2025 30 Shravan, 1947 27" August, 2025 05 Bhadrapad, 1947 28" August, 2025 06 Bhadrapad, 1947 Friday ‘Tuesday Thursday Friday Monday Thursday Friday Monday Friday Saturday ‘Tuesday Wednesday Monday Tuesday ‘Thursday Wednesday Thursday Wednesday ‘Thursday30. Onam 05" September, 2025 Friday 14 Bhadrapad, 1947 31. Id-e-Maulud 10" September, 2025 Wednesday 19 Bhadrapad, 1947 32, Rosh Hashanah (1* Day) 23"September, 2025 Tuesday (New Year) (Yahudi) 01 Ashwin, 1947 33. Eve of Kippur (Yahudi) 01" October, 2025 Wednesday 09 Ashwin, 1947 34. Yom Kippur (Yahudi) 02"! October, 2025 ‘Thursday 10 Ashwin, 1947 35. Succoth (Yahudi) 07" October, 2025 Tuesday 15 Ashwin, 1947 36. Dhan Terash 18" October, 2025 Saturday 26 Ashwin, 1947 37. Dev-Diwali (Kartak Sud - 15) 05" November, 2025 Wednesday 14 Kartik, 1947 38. Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Jayanti 01 December, 2025 Monday 10 Agrahayan, 1947 39. Boxing Day 26" December, 2025 Friday (Next Day to Christmas) 05 Paush, 1947 Note: (1) The following days have not been notified as Optional Holidays as they fall on 2™! /4" Saturday or Sunday: Shahadat-e-Hazarat Ali Gudi Padvo (Chaitra Sud-1) (1) Hanuman Jayanti (Chaitra Sud-15) (2) Pesah (1% Day) Yahudi Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-II]) (Parsi Kadmi) ‘Tisha-be-aav (Yahudi) International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Nand Utsav (Shravan Vad-9) Shahadat-e-Imam Hasan 22March, 2025 01 Chaitra, 1947 30" March, 2025 09 Chaitra, 1947 12" April, 2025 22 Chaitra, 1947 13 July, 2025 22 Ashadh, 1947 03" August, 2025 12 Shravan, 1947 09" August, 2025 18 Shravan, 1947 17" August, 2025 26 Shravan, 1947 23" August, 2025 01 Bhadrapad, 1947 4° Saturday Sunday 2 Saturday Sunday Sunday 2™ Saturday Sunde 4" Saturday9. Mahavir Swami Janma Vachan 24" August, 2025 Sunday (Chaturthi Paksha) 02 Bhadrapad, 1947 10. Kali Chaudash 19" October, 2025, Sunday 27 Ashwin, 1947 11, Guru Govind Sinh Birthday 27" December, 2025 4" Saturday Note: (2) Note: (3) HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT SOLA, AHMEDABAD - 380 060. DATE: DECEMBER |/ , 2024 06 Paush, 1947 Officers and Staff of the High Court may avail of maximum any two of the holidays on the festival occasions mentioned above at their option and irrespective of their religious denomination. Permission for availment of these optional holidays should however, be applied for in advance and will normally be granted by the officer competent to grant casual leave with due regard to the exigencies of work. This leave of two days taken by the Officers and Staff of this High Court at their discretion on the festival of their choice will not be debited to their casual leave account. If any of the Muslim holidays notified above, does not fall on the day notified, the Muslim Officers and Staff of this High Court may be granted an optional holiday on the day on which the holiday is actually observed. REGIS’ GENERAL soneeioiseniobisee