JUDGMENT

1. Heard.

2. The Writ Petition seeks the following reliefs:

"a) Rule be issued.

b) For a writ or an order in the nature of a writ declaring that the impugned notification issued in the month of October 2021 declaring public holidays for year 2022 is bad and illegal to the limited extent of not declaring as public holiday 2/8/2022 which is the Liberation/Independence Day of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

c) For a writ or an order in the nature of writ directing the respondents to issue a notification this year (2022) and every year hereinafter declaring 02 August of each year as public holiday for the purpose of celebrating the Liberation/Independence Day of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

d) Pending hearing and final disposal of the present Writ Petition for an order of this Hon'ble Court directing the respondents to issue a notification this year (2022) and every year hereinafter declaring 02 August of each year as public holiday for the purpose of celebrating the Liberation/Independence Day of Dadra and Nagar Haveli."

3. 2/8/1954 was the date when the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli gained "Liberation/Independence" from Portuguese rule and became part of the territory of Ind