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Calcutta High Court to remain open during Durga Puja with special bench for urgent hearings
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News18•13-10-2026, 20:37
Calcutta High Court to remain open during Durga Puja with special bench for urgent hearings
- •The Calcutta High Court will remain open during the Durga Puja holidays according to the decision of Chief Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge.
- •Administrative work will run from Sasthi to Ashtami and on other puja days except Navami, remaining open on weekends too.
- •A special bench will handle urgent cases for which applications must be submitted via e-mail.
- •Chief Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge along with other judges participated in a blood donation camp organized at the High Court.
Key Questions Answered
Yes, the Calcutta High Court will remain open during the Durga Puja holidays, operating from Sasthi to Ashtami and on other days except Navami, including Saturdays and Sundays, with special vacation benches for urgent cases.
If there is any urgent case during the holidays, an application for a hearing must be submitted to the court via email, and the judges will decide whether to accept it based on that application.
A blood donation camp was organized at the High Court's medical center by the clerks' association with the Command Hospital's cooperation, where 53 people donated blood, led first by Chief Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge along with Justices Om Narayan Rai, Anuj Singh, and Rishad Medhora.
