Calcutta High Court Cancels Judicial Officers' Leaves To Assist In SIR Process
Srinjoy Das
23 Feb 2026 11:36 AM IST
The administrative order has cancelled all leaves except urgent medical leave between 23.02 to 09.03, as well as directed all those presently on leave to join service by 23.02.
Acting on directions issued by the Supreme Court of India, the Calcutta High Court has directed all senior judicial officers across the State to refrain from availing any form of leave till March 9, 2026, except in cases of extreme medical emergency, in order to ensure strict compliance with the Supreme Court's recent order passed in a batch of pending writ petitions.
Through a Notice dated February 21, 2026, issued by the Registrar (Judicial Service) under orders of the Chief Justice, the High Court restrained District & Sessions Judges, Additional District Judges, Special/CBI Court Judges, Commercial Court Judges, Special Courts for MPs/MLAs, Exclusive POCSO Courts, City Civil and City Sessions Court Judges, Fast Track Court Judges, as well as officers on deputation, from taking leave or leaving station during the specified period.
The High Court further cancelled all previously sanctioned leaves (except medical emergencies) and directed officers currently on leave to resume duty by February 23, 2026. Judicial officers under transfer have been asked to join their new postings without availing transit leave, and the schedule for handing over charge has been advanced.
Additionally, all judicial training programmes at the West Bengal Judicial Academy between February 23 and March 9 have been deferred, and permissions to attend out-of-state training or seminars stand cancelled.
The notice makes it clear that any dereliction in complying with these directions will be viewed seriously, with further instructions to follow for implementing the Supreme Court's order.