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No. 128 Poudouchéry Jeudi 11 Décembre 2025 (20 Agrahayana 1947) No. Puducherry Thursday 11th December 2025
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDGE, PUDUCHERRY
No. 1662/CJ/PY/A/2025.
Puducherry, dated 06th December 2025.
JUDICIAL NOTIFICATION
Sub: Judicial Department, Puducherry – Civil and Sessions Courts – Vacation and Holidays for the year 2026 – Observance of – Reg.
Ref : Official Memorandum R.O.C.No. 98708-A/2025/C3, dated 01-12-2025 of the Hon'ble High Court, Madras.
The following Official Memorandum of the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature of Madras, in respect of the vacation for the Civil Courts and holidays for all the Courts in the Union territory of Puducherry, is hereby notified:—
[ 995]LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 996 996 R.O.C. No. 98708-A/2025/C3.
OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM
Sub: Vacation and Holidays for the Subordinate Courts in the Union territory of Puducherry, for the year, 2026 – Observance of – Reg.
1. The Civil Courts in the Union territory of Puducherry are required to observe the following periods of adjournments in respect of vacation and holidays for the year 2026:—
VACATION AND HOLIDAYS
Summer vacation Dussehra holidays Christmas holidays Friday, the 1st day of May, 2026 Saturday, the 17th day of October, 2026 Wednesday, the 23rd day of December, to Sunday, the 31st day of to Sunday, the 25th day of 2026 to Thursday, the 31st day of May, 2026. October, 2026. December, 2026.
2. The holidays for all the Courts in the Union territory of Puducherry, for the year 2026 are as follows :—
(A) Holidays for Puducherry and Karaikal regions :
(a) All Sundays are holidays for all the Courts including Family Courts functioning in Puducherry and Karaikal regions.
(b) The following 7 (seven) Saturdays are working days for all the Courts including Family Courts functioning in Puducherry and Karaikal regions:—
03-01-2026, 07-02-2026, 07-03-2026, 18-04-2026, 06-06-2026, 04-07-2026 and 01-08-2026.
(c) Except the above Saturdays, all other Saturdays are holidays for all the Courts functioning in Puducherry and Karaikal regions, except Family Courts.
(d) The first two weeks of May 2026 (i.e., from 01-05-2026 to 15-05-2026) are declared as holidays for the Family Courts functioning in Puducherry and Karaikal regions. The Offices of the Family Courts shall function during the said period.
(e) The Family Courts functioning in Puducherry and Karaikal regions shall also work on 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month, except on 07-11-2026 and on those Saturdays which are declared as Public Holidays. In lieu of 07-11-2026, all the Family Courts functioning in Puducherry and Karaikal regions, shall work on 28-11-2026. All other Saturdays are declared as holidays.
(f) List of Public holidays and Court holidays is as follows:—
Month Date Day Public holidays/Court holidays
January 01-01-2026 Thursday New Year
January 13-01-2026 Tuesday Court Holiday
January 14-01-2026 Wednesday Court Holiday
January 15-01-2026 Thursday Pongal
January 16-01-2026 Friday Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal January 26-01-2026 Monday Republic DayPART-I ] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT 997 March 19-03-2026 Thursday Court Holiday
March 20-03-2026 Friday Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)
April 03-04-2026 Friday Good Friday
April 13-04-2026 Monday Court Holiday
April 14-04-2026 Tuesday Tamil New Year/Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday May 01-05-2026 Friday May Day
May 28-05-2026 Thursday Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)
Augus t 26-08-2026 Wednesday Milad-un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) September 14-09-2026 Monday Vinayagar Chathurthi
October 02-10-2026 Friday Gandhi Jayanthi
October 19-10-2026 Monday Saraswathi Pooja/Ayudha Pooja November 09-11-2026 Monday Court Holiday
December 25-12-2026 Friday Christmas
Note: As Independence Day (15-08-2026), De jure Transfer Day (16-08-2026), Puducherry Liberation Day (01-11-2026) and Deepavali (08-11-2026) fall on Saturday/Sunday, these days are not shown in the above list.
(B) Holidays for Mahe region :
(a) All Sundays are holidays.
(b) The following 9 (nine) Saturdays are working days :-
03-01-2026, 07-02-2026, 07-03-2026, 18-04-2026, 06-06-2026, 04-07-2026, 01-08-2026, 19-09-2026 and 21-11-2026.
(c) Except the above Saturdays, all other Saturdays are holidays.
(d) List of Public holidays and Court holidays is as follows :—
Month Date Day Public holidays/Court holidays
January 01-01-2026 Thursday New Year
January 13-01-2026 Tuesday Court Holiday
January 14-01-2026 Wednesday Court Holiday
January 15-01-2026 Thursday Court Holiday
January 16-01-2026 Friday Court Holiday
January 26-01-2026 Monday Republic Day
March 19-03-2026 Thursday Court Holiday LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 998 998 April 03-04-2026 Friday Good Friday
April 13-04-2026 Monday Court Holiday
April 14-04-2026 Tuesday Vishu 1st Day/Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday April 15-04-2026 Wednesday Vishu 2nd Day
May 01-05-2026 Friday May Day
May 27-05-2026 Wednesday Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)
Augus t 25-08-2026 Tuesday Onam 1st Day/Milad-un-Nabi (Birthday of
Prophet Mohammad)
Augus t 26-08-2026 Wednesday Onam 2nd Day
October 02-10-2026 Friday Gandhi Jayanthi
October 15-10-2026 Thursday St. Theresa Festival
October 19-10-2026 Monday Mahanavami
November 09-11-2026 Monday Court Holiday
December 25-12-2026 Friday Christmas
Note: As Independence Day (15-08-2026), De jure Transfer Day (16-08-2026), Puducherry Liberation Day (01-11-2026) and Deepavali (08-11-2026) fall on Saturday/Sunday, these days are not shown in the above list.
(C) Holidays for Yanam region :
(a) All Sundays are holidays.
(b) The following 7 (seven) Saturdays are working days :—
03-01-2026, 07-02-2026, 07-03-2026, 18-04-2026, 06-06-2026, 04-07-2026 and 01-08-2026.
(c) Except the above Saturdays, all other Saturdays are holidays.
(d) List of Public holidays and Court holidays is as follows:—
Month Date Day Public holidays/Court holidays
January 01-01-2026 Thursday New Year
January 13-01-2026 Tuesday Court Holiday
January 14-01-2026 Wednesday Court Holiday
January 15-01-2026 Thursday Pongal (Makara Sankranthi)
January 16-01-2026 Friday Kanuma
January 26-01-2026 Monday Republic Day
March 19-03-2026 Thursday Court Holiday PART-I ] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT 999 April 03-04-2026 Friday Good Friday
April 13-04-2026 Monday Court Holiday
April 14-04-2026 Tuesday Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday
May 01-05-2026 Friday May Day
May 28-05-2026 Thursday Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)
Augus t 26-08-2026 Wednesday Milad-un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) September 14-09-2026 Monday Vinayagar Chathurthi
October 02-10-2026 Friday Gandhi Jayanthi
October 19-10-2026 Monday Mahanavami/Ayudha Pooja
November 09-11-2026 Monday Court Holiday
December 25-12-2026 Friday Christmas
Note: As Independence Day (15-08-2026), De jure Transfer Day (16-08-2026), Puducherry Liberation Day (01-11-2026) and Deepavali (08-11-2026) fall on Saturday/Sunday, these days are not shown in the above list.
High Court, Madras,
S. ALLI, Dated : 01-12-2025.
REGISTRAR-GENERAL.
CHIEF JUDGE,
PUDUCHERRY.
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