With just days remaining before his retirement, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has abolished the Supreme Court’s traditional summer break. Instead, he announced that the court would observe “partial working days” during the summer months.
Under the revised court calendar for 2025, the summer holidays will be replaced with partial working days starting from May 26, 2025. Full working days will resume on July 14, 2025. The new rules have come into effect immediately.
The Supreme Court will now operate on two annual terms. The first term will begin with partial working days, which will continue until the day before the winter break. The second term will commence after the winter holidays.
During the partial working days, the Chief Justice will determine their duration and appoint one or more judges to handle cases. These judges will address all admission matters, after-notice cases, regular matters, and urgent issues.
Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, who took office on November 9, 2022, is set to retire on November 10. Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, will succeed him as Chief Justice of India, taking office on November 11.
