Lahore High Court Annual Holidays Schedule 2023

Lahore: The Lahore High Court has notified the Annual Holidays Schedule 2023. According to notification no. 275-A/XVII-3 dated 12 December 2022, Hon’ble Chief Justice of Lahore High Court is pleased to approve the following annual holidays.

These holidays for the year 2023 are binding upon the Lahore High Court, its benches, and civil and session courts in Punjab.

The list of the high court annual holidays 2023 is given below:

Sr.#Name of FestivalDays of the WeekDateNo. of Days
1Kashmir DaySunday5th February1
2*Urs of Channan Peer (13th Shaban 1444) for Bahawalpur Bench and Civil & Sessions Courts in BahawalpurThursday16th March1
3Pakistan DayThursday23rd March1
4Good Friday (for Christians)Friday7th April1
5Easter Sunday (for Christians)Sunday9th April1
6May DayMonday01st May1
7* Eid-ul-FitrSaturday, Sunday & Monday22nd, 23rd & 24th April3
8Death Anniversary of Late Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V Ameer of Bahawalpur ( for Bahawalpur Bench and Civil & Sessions Courts in Bahawalpur)Wednesday24th May1
9* Eid-ul-AzhaThursday & Friday29th & 30th June2
10*Muharram (Aashura)
(9th & 10th)
Friday & Saturday28th & 29th July2
11Independence DayMonday14th August1
12*Urs of Hazrat Ghous Baha-ud-Din Zakariya Multani (R.A) (07th Safar 1444) (for Multan Bench and Civil & Sessions Courts in Multan)Friday25th August1
13*Urs of Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh (R.A.) (20th Safar 1444) (for Lahore High Court Principal Seat & Civil & Sessions Courts at Lahore)Thursday7th September1
14*Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (S.A.W.)Thursday28th September1
15Allama Iqbal DayThursday9th November1
16Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam & ChristmasMonday25th December1
Winter Holidays
16(i) For Hon’ble Judges of Lahore High Court, onlyMonday to Monday25th December, 2023 to 8th January, 202415
17(ii) For High Court, Civil, and Sessions Courts in Punjab.Monday to Monday25th December, 2023 to 1st January, 20248
Lahore High Court Annual Holidays Schedule 2023

Note:

The Holidays marked with an asterisk (*) are subject to the 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 Punjab shall observe Winter Holidays from 25th December (Monday), 2023 to 01st January (Monday), 2024.

The Lahore High Court shall observe Winter Holidays from 25th December (Monday), 2023 to 08th January (Monday), 2024.

Every Sunday in the week is a holiday.

View the Lahore High Court notification of these annual holidays 2023:

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 Sitting

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 Sitting

Saturday

There will be no court sittings on Saturday unless the 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 a 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

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