Chief Justice scraps summer breaks in Supreme Court days before his retirement

According to the amended rules, which came into force immediately, the partial working days will begin from May 26, 2025 and full working days will resume from July 14, 2025.

In Short

• Partial working days from May 26 to July 14, 2025.
• Chief Justice to decide duration, appoint judges for partial days
• Justice Sanjiv Khanna to become next Chief Justice on November 11

With just days left for his retirement, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has scrapped summer breaks in the Supreme Court. He said now there would only be "partial court working days".

The court calendar for 2025 designates summer holidays as 'partial working days'.

According to the amended rules, which came into force immediately, the partial working days will begin from May 26, 2025 and full working days will resume from July 14, 2025.

The Supreme Court will sit for these two terms annually -- the first commences with the partial working days which would end on the day immediately preceding the winter break.

The second term will commence from the end of the winter holiday.

Meanwhile, the duration of the partial working days will be decided by the Chief Justice, who will also appoint one or more judges to hear cases during this period.

The judges will take up all admission matters, after notice matters, regular matters or matters of urgent nature.

Chief Justice Chandrachud, who assumed office on November 9, 2022, will demit office on November 10.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who is currently the senior-most judge in the top court, will be the next Chief Justice of India and assume the position on November 11.