Calcutta High Court Holiday List 2021

Official Holiday Notification: 
Name of Holidays English Dates Days of the week Number of days
New Year's Day January 1 st Friday 1 day
Republic Day January 26 th Tuesday 1 day
Saraswati Puja February 16 th Tuesday 1 day
Second Day of Saraswati Puja February 17 th Wednesday 1 day
Shivratri March 11 th Thursday 1 day
Holi March 29 th Monday 1 day
Good Friday April 2 nd Friday 1 day
Easter Saturday April 3 rd Saturday 1 day
Chaitra Sankranti / Baisakhi /
Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
April 14 th Wednesday 1 day
Bengali New Year's day April 15 th Thursday 1 day
May Day May 1 st Saturday 1 day
Buddha Purnima May 26 th Wednesday 1 day
Id-ul-Fitre To be notified later on To be notified later on To be notified later on
Summer vacation May 31 st To June 5 th Monday to Saturday 6 days
Id-Uz-Zoha (Bakrid) To be notified later on To be notified later on To be notified later on
Muharram To be notified later on To be notified later on To be notified later on
Janmastami August 30 th Monday 1 day
Gandhiji's Birthday October 2 nd Saturday 1 day
Mahalaya October 6 th Wednesday 1 day
Annual Vacation (Including Durga Puja,
Lakshmi Puja / Fateha-Duaz-Daham,
Kali Puja, Pratipada & Bhatridwitiya)
October 11 th To November 6 th Monday To Saturday 27 days
Jagaddhatri Puja November 12 th Friday 1 day
Guru Nanak's Birthday and
Parswanath's Rathajatra
November 19 th Friday 1 day
Christmas Vacation December 24 th to 31 st Friday To Friday 8 days

Note 1 : Executive Holidays on account of Netaji's Birthday (January 23 rd falls on Fourth
Saturday and Independence Day (August 15 th falls on Sunday.
Note 2 : Public Holidays on account of Doljatra (28 th March) and Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday
(9 th May) fall on Sundays.


Parent Article: