Once known as the court’s quietest months, the summer stretch is getting a facelift. The Supreme Court has done away with the quaint notion of “summer vacation” and, in its place, introduced something a little more industrious: partial working days. As per the 2025 calendar, the apex court will remain partially active from May 26 to July 13, and 21 benches have been assigned to keep the wheels of justice turning.
Instead of a blanket pause, Chief Justice BR Gavai has designated rotating benches to hear cases during this window. Here’s how the judicial roster shapes up:
May 26 – June 1
🧑⚖️ CJI Gavai & Justice Augustine George Masih
🧑⚖️ Justices Surya Kant & Dipankar Datta
🧑⚖️ Justices Vikram Nath & Sanjay Kumar
🧑⚖️ Justices JK Maheshwari & Aravind Kumar
🧑⚖️ Justices BV Nagarathna & Satish Chandra Sharma
June 2 – June 8
🧑⚖️ Justices Sanjay Karol & Satish Chandra Sharma
🧑⚖️ Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah & SVN Bhatti
🧑⚖️ Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra & Augustine George Masih
June 9 – June 15
🧑⚖️ Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra & Manmohan
🧑⚖️ Justices SVN Bhatti & PB Varale
June 16 – June 22
🧑⚖️ Justices Ujjal Bhuyan & Manmohan
🧑⚖️ Justices Sandeep Mehta & PB Varale
June 23 – June 29
🧑⚖️ Justices KV Viswanathan & N Kotiswar Singh
🧑⚖️ Justices Ujjal Bhuyan & K Vinod Chandran
🧑⚖️ Justices Sandeep Mehta & Joymalya Bagchi
June 30 – July 6
🧑⚖️ Justices MM Sundresh & K Vinod Chandran
🧑⚖️ Justices PS Narasimha & R Mahadevan
🧑⚖️ Justices Manoj Misra & N Kotiswar Singh
July 7 – July 13
🧑⚖️ Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia & Joymalya Bagchi
🧑⚖️ Justices Pankaj Mithal & KV Viswanathan
🧑⚖️ Justices Rajesh Bindal & R Mahadevan
Throughout this stretch, the Registry will operate 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, except on weekends and holidays. However, Saturday, July 12, makes a rare exception. Non-clerical staff will clock in from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, keeping the court engine humming.
Full-scale hearings and regular sessions are set to return on July 14, as the judiciary swaps its summer sobriety for its usual full-throttle pace.