"There is no legally enforceable fundamental right to a public holiday," the Bombay High Court recently said, "and whether or not to declare a particular day as a public holiday or optional vacation is a matter of government decision.

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Most of the holidays had been declared by the previous Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) governments apparently to keep certain sections of the society in good humou

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