Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for National Holiday on Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday

Overview

• A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta declined to entertain the petition and said a detailed order will follow.
• Justice Sandeep Mehta remarked that India already has many religious holidays, adding, "Let’s not add to holidays."
• The All India Shiromani Singh Sabha filed the 2020 plea seeking a nationwide gazetted holiday for Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary.
• The petitioner, represented by senior advocate Vikas Singh, also sought court‑mandated guidelines for declaring public or gazetted holidays, which the bench refused.
• The plea argued India lacks legislation governing public holidays and relies on executive instructions, contrasting this with frameworks in New Zealand, the UK and the USA.