Hyderabad, May 25 -- The Telangana High Court declared May 27 as a working day on account of the Bakrid festival, shifting the public holiday to the following day, May 28.

The public holiday for Eid ul-Adha will extend to the District Judiciary, including all the Tribunals and Labour Courts in Telangana.

Initially, the government had announced May 27 as a public holiday for the festival. However, as the crescent moon marking the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah 1447 AH was not sighted in Hyderabad or other parts of Telangana, the festival will be celebrated on May 28.

On May 17, the Sadar Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Deccan announced that the crescent moon marking the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah 1447 AH was not sighted in Hyderabad or other parts of Telangan...