The Delhi High Court has declared August 27, Thursday, as a holiday for the High Court as well as the courts subordinate to it.

In lieu of the holiday, the High Court has declared September 19, as a Court sitting day for the High Court whereas September 12, will be a Court sitting day for the subordinate courts.

The notification, issued by the Registry today, further provides that cases fixed before the High Court on August 27 will be taken up on August 31, in addition to the cases already fixed for that date.

For the subordinate courts, cases fixed for August 27 will be taken up on August 29, along with the cases already fixed for that day.

For context, August 26 is a holiday for the Delhi High Court and subordinate courts on the occasion of Prophet Mohammad's birthday.

August 28 is also a holiday for all the courts on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

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