Holidays on March 2, 3 & 7 at Delhi High Court: HC sitting schedule revised

The Delhi High Court has announced a holiday and court sitting schedule for March and April 2026. According to an official notification dated February 27, 2026, the High Court will remain closed on March 2 (Monday), March 3 (Tuesday) and March 7, 2026 (Saturday).

Alternative court sitting days announced

To compensate for the holidays declared on March 2 and March 3, the Delhi High Court has designated Saturday, March 28, 2026, and Saturday, April 25, 2026, respectively, as court sitting days. These dates will function as regular working days to ensure that judicial work is not disrupted.

Notification stated: “The cases fixed for Monday, the 2nd of March 2026, Tuesday, the 3rd of March 2026, and Saturday, the 7th of March 2026, in this Court will be taken up on Saturday, the 28th of March 2026; Saturday, the 25th of April, 2026, and Monday, the 9th of March 2026, respectively.”


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Revised hearing dates for listed cases

The High Court has also revised the hearing dates for cases that were originally scheduled on the newly declared holidays:

Cases listed for Monday, March 2, 2026, will now be taken up on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
Cases listed for Tuesday, March 3, 2026, will be heard on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
Cases fixed for Saturday, March 7, 2026, will be taken up on Monday, March 9, 2026.

Subordinate courts to remain closed on March 2 and 3

The notification also applies to courts subordinate to the Delhi High Court. These courts will remain closed on March 2 and March 3, 2026.

Revised working Saturdays for subordinate courts

The High Court has declared second Saturday, March 14, 2026, and second Saturday, April 11, 2026, as court sitting days for subordinate courts to make up for the lost working days.

Schedule for courts subordinate to Delhi High Court

Original Date	Day	Status	Substitute Sitting Day	Cases Rescheduled To
2-Mar-26	Monday	Holiday	14 March 2026 (Second Saturday)	14-Mar-26
3-Mar-26	Tuesday	Holiday	11 April 2026 (Second Saturday)	11-Apr-26

Accordingly, cases scheduled on March 2 and March 3 in subordinate courts will now be heard on March 14 and April 11, 2026, respectively.