Supreme Court announces summer vacations

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has announced summer vacation starting from June 16 to September 8, 2025, according to a notification.

The office of the Supreme Court shall remain functional as per the notification, Moreover, important cases will be heard in holidays by the benches available.

“In an important move to reduce the backlog of cases, the Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan, exercising powers under Rule 4 of Order II of the Supreme Court Rules, 1980, has been pleased to announce reduction in summer vacation and fixed Monday, 16th June 2025, as the commencement date of the summer vacation. The Court is scheduled to resume its regular functioning on Monday, 8th September 2025,” a press release issued by the SC public relations officer stated

“In view of the pressing need to address pending cases, the Chief Justice has directed that Hon’ble Judges shall avail only one month of summer vacation and to communicate the specific dates of their intended leave. Additionally, the Hon’ble Judges are being requested to indicate a period of 15 days during which they would be available to work at a station of their choice, with the remaining days to be spent at the Principal Seat in Islamabad.

“Furthermore, the judges who are part of the Constitutional Bench have been informed that their one-month vacation period will be subject to their engagement in ongoing constitutional proceedings” the press release stated.