Calendar
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Annual Holidays
Under 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 & Sessions Courts in the Punjab during the Calendar year, 2012.
| Sr.#
| Name of Festival
| Days of the Week
| Date
| No. of Days
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| 1 |
*Urs of Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh (R.A.) (for Lahore High Court Principal Seat & Civil & Sessions Courts at Lahore) |
Sunday |
15th January |
1 |
| 2 |
Kashmir Day |
Sunday |
5th February |
1 |
| 3 |
*Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi (S.A.W.) |
Saturday |
4th February; |
1 |
| 4 |
Pakistan Day |
Friday |
23rd March |
1 |
| 5 |
Good Friday (for Christians only) |
Friday |
6th April |
1 |
| 6 |
Easter (for Christians only) |
Sunday |
8th April |
1 |
| 7 |
May Day |
Tuesday |
1st May |
1 |
| 8 |
Independence Day |
Tuesday |
14th August |
1 |
| 9 |
* Eid-ul-Fitr |
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday |
20th, 21st, 22nd August |
3 |
| 10 |
* Eid-ul-Azha |
Saturday & Sunday |
27th & 28th October |
2 |
| 11 |
Iqbal Day |
Friday |
9th November |
1 |
| 12 |
*Muharram (Aashura)
(9th 10th) |
Saturday & Sunday |
24th & 25th November |
2 |
| 13 |
Birth Day of Quaid-e-Azam and Christmas |
Tuesday |
25th December |
1 |
| 14 |
Winter Holidays: |
| (i) For High Court, Civil and Sessions Courts in the Punjab. |
Tuesday to Tuesday |
25th December, 2012 to 1st January 2013 |
8 |
| (ii) For Hon'ble Judges of Lahore High Court, only. |
Tuesday to Tuesday |
25th December, 2012 to 8th January 2013 |
15 |
Note:
- The Holidays marked with an asterisk (*) are subject to appearance of the moon. In case the festival 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 in the event of the festival not falling on the day already notified.
- The Civil Courts (including Sessions Courts) in the Punjab, shall observe Winter Hilidays from 25th December (Tuesday), 2012 to 1st January (Tuesday), 2013.
- The Lahore High Court shall observe Winter Holidays from 25th Dcember (Tuesday), 2012 to 8th January (Tuesday), 2013 for the Hon'ble Judges of Lahore High Court and from 25th December (Tuesday), 2012 to 1st January (Tuesday) 2013, for staff of High Court.
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Court Hours
| Monday to Thursday |
| 08:00 AM to 10:30 AM | Court Sittings |
| 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM | Interval |
| 11:00 AM to 01:30 PM | Court Sittings |
| Friday |
| 08:00 AM to 10:30 AM | Court Sittings |
| 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM | Interval |
| 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM | Court Sittings |
| Saturday |
| There will be no court sittings on Saturday unless a Judge decides otherwise. This day is reserved for dictating judgments. |
Office Hours
| Monday to Thursday and Saturday |
| 08:00 AM to 04:00 PM | (with break from 01:00 PM to 01:30 PM |
| Friday |
| 08:00 AM to 01:00 PM |
Civil and Sessions Courts in the Punjab
| Monday to Thursday and Saturday |
| 08:00 AM to 03:30 PM | (with break from 01:00 PM to 01:30 PM |
| Friday |
| 08:00 AM to 12:30 PM |
Murree
| Monday to Thursday and Saturday |
| 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM | (with break from 01:00 PM to 01:30 PM |
| Friday |
| 09:00 AM to 01:00 PM |
