High Court, Bombay Calendar for the Years 2026 and 2027

IntroductionThe High Court of Bombay presents its official calendar for the years 2026 and 2027, detailing holidays, working Saturdays, and vacation periods for the Principal Seat and its various Benches.

Calendar for 2026

Day	January	February	March	April
Sunday	4 11 18 25	1 8 15 22	1 8 15 22 29	5 12 19 26
Monday	5 12 19 26	2 9 16 23	2 9 16 23 30	6 13 20 27
Tuesday	6 13 20 27	3 10 17 24	3 10 17 24 31	7 14 21 28
Wednesday	7 14 21 28	4 11 18 25	4 11 18 25	1 8 15 22 29
Thursday	1 8 15 22 29	5 12 19 26	5 12 19 26	2 9 16 23 30
Friday	2 9 16 23 30	6 13 20 27	6 13 20 27	3 10 17 24
Saturday	3 10 17 24 31	7 14 21 28	7 14 21 28	4 11 18 25

Day	May	June	July	August
Sunday	31 3 10 17 24	7 14 21 28	5 12 19 26	30 2 9 16 23
Monday	4 11 18 25	1 8 15 22 29	6 13 20 27	31 3 10 17 24
Tuesday	5 12 19 26	2 9 16 23 30	7 14 21 28	4 11 18 25
Wednesday	6 13 20 27	3 10 17 24	1 8 15 22 29	5 12 19 26
Thursday	7 14 21 28	4 11 18 25	2 9 16 23 30	6 13 20 27
Friday	1 8 15 22 29	5 12 19 26	3 10 17 24 31	7 14 21 28
Saturday	2 9 16 23 30	6 13 20 27	4 11 18 25	1 8 15 22 29

Day	September	October	November	December
Sunday	6 13 20 27	4 11 18 25	1 8 15 22 29	6 13 20 27
Monday	7 14 21 28	5 12 19 26	2 9 16 23 30	7 14 21 28
Tuesday	1 8 15 22 29	6 13 20 27	3 10 17 24	1 8 15 22 29
Wednesday	2 9 16 23 30	7 14 21 28	4 11 18 25	2 9 16 23 30
Thursday	3 10 17 24	1 8 15 22 29	5 12 19 26	3 10 17 24 31
Friday	4 11 18 25	2 9 16 23 30	6 13 20 27	4 11 18 25
Saturday	5 12 19 26	3 10 17 24 31	7 14 21 28	5 12 19 26

List of Holidays (2026)

• January: 26 Republic Day
• February: 19 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
• March: 02 Holiday, 03 Holi (2nd day), 19 Gudi Padwa, 20 Holiday, 21 Ramzan Id, 31 Mahavir Jayanti
• April: 03 Good Friday, 13 Holiday, 14 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
• May: 01 Maharashtra Day & Buddha Pournima, 27 Bakri-Id
• June: 26 Moharrum
• August: 15 Independence Day & Parsi New Year, 26 Id-E-Milad
• September: 14 Ganesh Chaturthi, 25 Anant Chaturdashi
• October: 02 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, 20 Dasara
• November: 08-13 Diwali Holidays, 23 Holiday, 24 Guru Nanak Jayanti
• December: 25 Christmas

Holidays Falling on Sunday (2026)

• 19 April, 2026: Akshay Tritiya - Local Holiday for Nagpur Bench.

Vacation Periods (2026)

• Summer Vacation: From Monday, 11 May, 2026 to Sunday, 07 June, 2026 (both days inclusive).
• Diwali Vacation: From Friday, 06 November, 2026 to Wednesday, 18 November, 2026 (both days inclusive), including Diwali Holidays from 08 November, 2026 to 13 November, 2026.
• Christmas Vacation: From Friday, 25 December, 2026 to Sunday, 03 January, 2027 (both days inclusive).

Court Working Saturdays (2026)

Court working Saturdays for the Principal Seat of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay and its Benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad & Circuit Bench at Kolhapur and the High Court of Bombay at Goa, Porvorim-Goa:

• (1) Saturday, 17 January, 2026
• (2) Saturday, 07 March, 2026
• (3) Saturday, 18 April, 2026
• (4) Saturday, 05 December, 2026

Bench Specific Working and Holiday Arrangements

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, Nagpur

Will work on	Observe holiday on
Saturday, 19 December, 2026	Friday, 18 September, 2026 ("Mahalaxmi/Gauri Pujan")

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, Aurangabad

Will work on	Observe holiday on
Saturday, 31 October, 2026	Thursday, 17 September, 2026 ("Marathwada Mukti Sangram Din")
Saturday, 18 July, 2026	Friday, 18 September, 2026 ("Mahalaxmi/Gauri Pujan")

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, Kolhapur

Will work on	Observe holiday on
Saturday, 17 October, 2026	Friday, 18 September, 2026 ("Mahalaxmi/Gauri Pujan")

Note: The Holidays viz. "Moharrum" and "Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Jayanti" fall on the same day i.e. Friday, 26 June, 2026.

The High Court of Bombay at Goa, Porvorim-Goa

Will work on	Observe holiday on
Saturday, 18 July, 2026	Tuesday, 15 September, 2026 (2nd day of "Ganesh Chaturthi")
Saturday, 04 July, 2026	Thursday, 03 December, 2026 ("Feast of St. Francis Xavier")
Saturday, 29 August, 2026	Thursday, 24 December, 2026 ("Christmas Eve")

Note:

1. The Holidays viz. “Ganesh Chaturthi" and "Haritalika" fall on the same day i.e. Monday, 14 September, 2026.
2. The office of the High Court of Bombay at Goa, Porvorim-Goa will observe holiday on Saturday, 19 December, 2026 on account of “Goa Liberation Day".

Calendar for 2027

Day	January	February	March	April
Sunday	31 3 10 17 24 28	7 14 21	7 14 21 28	4 11 18 25
Monday	4 11 18 25	1 8 15 22	1 8 15 22 29	5 12 19 26
Tuesday	5 12 19 26	2 9 16 23	2 9 16 23 30	6 13 20 27
Wednesday	6 13 20 27	3 10 17 24	3 10 17 24 31	7 14 21 28
Thursday	7 14 21 28	4 11 18 25	4 11 18 25	1 8 15 22 29
Friday	1 8 15 22 29	5 12 19 26	5 12 19 26	2 9 16 23 30
Saturday	2 9 16 23 30	6 13 20 27	6 13 20 27	3 10 17 24