# Himachal HC closed for Dussehra from 19 to 25 October 2026-10-17T21:11:44+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Himachal Pradesh High Court will remain closed from 19 to 25 October for the Dussehra holidays. Chief Justice orders have been issued to ensure judicial work continues for urgent matters during this period. A special single bench has been constituted to hear only extremely urgent cases. Justice Chirag Bhanu Singh will sit on 19 October and Justice Bhupesh Sharma on 23 October. Cases can only be listed if the judge is satisfied about the urgency, and must be filed at least one day before the hearing date. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The order creates a narrow window for urgent litigation during a week-long court closure. Litigants with genuinely pressing matters must file a day in advance and satisfy a judge of the urgency. This leaves no room for last-minute filings. The provision covers only two days, 19 and 23 October, meaning cases that arise on the other holidays have no listed bench. The effectiveness of this arrangement will depend on how the judges interpret 'extremely urgent' and how quickly the registry processes filings. ## Coverage - amarujala.com Straight factual reporting of court orders, no slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Dussehra, Himachal Pradesh High Court, Justice Bhupesh Sharma, Justice Chirag Bhanu Singh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/himachal-hc-closed-for-dussehra-from-19-to-25-october/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/himachal-hc-closed-for-dussehra-from-19-to-25-october/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/