Prem and Vicky had a long dispute regarding the ownership of a land for which a legal suit was pending in the court. The court fixed the date of…

According to section 10 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, where by any legislation or regulation, any act or proceeding is directed or allowed to be done or taken in any court or office on a certain day or within a prescribed period then, if the Court or office is closed on that day or last day of the prescribed period, the act or proceeding shall be considered as done or taken in due time if it is done or taken on the next day afterwards on which the Court or office is open. In the given question, the court fixed the date of hearing of dispute between Prem and Vicky, on 27th October 2025, which was subsequently announced to be a holiday. Applying the above provisions we can conclude that the hearing date of 27th October 2025, shall be extended to the next working day.