diff --git a/accounts/utils.py b/accounts/utils.py
index b2a2b2cc30d..effc906c161 100644
--- a/accounts/utils.py
+++ b/accounts/utils.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ import webnotes
 from webnotes.utils import nowdate, cstr, flt
 from webnotes.model.doc import addchild
 from webnotes import msgprint, _
+from webnotes.utils import formatdate
 
 class FiscalYearError(webnotes.ValidationError): pass
 
 def get_fiscal_year(date, verbose=1):
-	from webnotes.utils import formatdate
 	# if year start date is 2012-04-01, year end date should be 2013-03-31 (hence subdate)
 	fy = webnotes.conn.sql("""select name, year_start_date, 
 		subdate(adddate(year_start_date, interval 1 year), interval 1 day) 
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ def get_fiscal_year(date, verbose=1):
 		raise FiscalYearError, error_msg
 	
 	return fy[0]
+	
+def validate_fiscal_year(date, fiscal_year, label="Date"):
+	if get_fiscal_year(date)[0] != fiscal_year:
+		msgprint(("%(label)s '%(posting_date)s': " + _("not within Fiscal Year") + \
+			": '%(fiscal_year)s'") % {
+				"label": label,
+				"posting_date": formatdate(date),
+				"fiscal_year": fiscal_year
+			}, raise_exception=1)
 
 @webnotes.whitelist()
 def get_balance_on(account=None, date=None):
diff --git a/hr/doctype/department/department.txt b/hr/doctype/department/department.txt
index a4730cc4d93..34b6bc7c3ed 100644
--- a/hr/doctype/department/department.txt
+++ b/hr/doctype/department/department.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  {
   "creation": "2013-01-10 16:34:13", 
   "docstatus": 0, 
-  "modified": "2013-01-22 14:46:41", 
+  "modified": "2013-02-04 15:34:55", 
   "modified_by": "Administrator", 
   "owner": "Administrator"
  }, 
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@
   "oldfieldtype": "Data", 
   "reqd": 1
  }, 
+ {
+  "description": "Days for which Holidays are blocked for this department.", 
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "holiday_block_list", 
+  "fieldtype": "Link", 
+  "label": "Holiday Block List", 
+  "options": "Holiday Block List"
+ }, 
  {
   "doctype": "DocPerm", 
   "role": "System Manager"
diff --git a/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list/__init__.py b/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list/holiday_block_list.py b/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list/holiday_block_list.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5dcf88ecde2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list/holiday_block_list.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# For license information, please see license.txt
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import webnotes
+from accounts.utils import validate_fiscal_year
+from webnotes import _
+
+class DocType:
+	def __init__(self, d, dl):
+		self.doc, self.doclist = d, dl
+		
+	def validate(self):
+		dates = []
+		for d in self.doclist.get({"doctype":"Holiday Block List Date"}):
+			# validate fiscal year
+			validate_fiscal_year(d.block_date, self.doc.year, _("Block Date"))
+			
+			# date is not repeated
+			if d.block_date in dates:
+				webnotes.msgprint(_("Date is repeated") + ":" + d.block_date, raise_exception=1)
+			dates.append(d.block_date)
diff --git a/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list/holiday_block_list.txt b/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list/holiday_block_list.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..732e783b35c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list/holiday_block_list.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+[
+ {
+  "creation": "2013-02-04 15:31:29", 
+  "docstatus": 0, 
+  "modified": "2013-02-04 15:38:57", 
+  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
+  "owner": "Administrator"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "autoname": "field:holiday_block_list_name", 
+  "description": "Block Holidays on important days.", 
+  "doctype": "DocType", 
+  "document_type": "Master", 
+  "module": "HR", 
+  "name": "__common__"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "name": "__common__", 
+  "parent": "Holiday Block List", 
+  "parentfield": "fields", 
+  "parenttype": "DocType", 
+  "permlevel": 0
+ }, 
+ {
+  "create": 1, 
+  "doctype": "DocPerm", 
+  "name": "__common__", 
+  "parent": "Holiday Block List", 
+  "parentfield": "permissions", 
+  "parenttype": "DocType", 
+  "permlevel": 0, 
+  "read": 1, 
+  "role": "HR User", 
+  "write": 1
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocType", 
+  "name": "Holiday Block List"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "holiday_block_list_name", 
+  "fieldtype": "Data", 
+  "label": "Holiday Block List Name", 
+  "reqd": 1
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "year", 
+  "fieldtype": "Link", 
+  "label": "Year", 
+  "options": "Fiscal Year", 
+  "reqd": 1
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "holiday_block_list_dates", 
+  "fieldtype": "Table", 
+  "label": "Holiday Block List Dates", 
+  "options": "Holiday Block List Date"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocPerm"
+ }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list_date/__init__.py b/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list_date/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list_date/holiday_block_list_date.py b/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list_date/holiday_block_list_date.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..928aa9ff9f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list_date/holiday_block_list_date.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# For license information, please see license.txt
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import webnotes
+
+class DocType:
+	def __init__(self, d, dl):
+		self.doc, self.doclist = d, dl
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list_date/holiday_block_list_date.txt b/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list_date/holiday_block_list_date.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69375fe45f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hr/doctype/holiday_block_list_date/holiday_block_list_date.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+[
+ {
+  "creation": "2013-02-04 15:33:14", 
+  "docstatus": 0, 
+  "modified": "2013-02-04 15:36:10", 
+  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
+  "owner": "Administrator"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocType", 
+  "istable": 1, 
+  "module": "HR", 
+  "name": "__common__"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "name": "__common__", 
+  "parent": "Holiday Block List Date", 
+  "parentfield": "fields", 
+  "parenttype": "DocType", 
+  "permlevel": 0, 
+  "width": "200px"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocType", 
+  "name": "Holiday Block List Date"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "block_date", 
+  "fieldtype": "Date", 
+  "label": "Block Date"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "reason", 
+  "fieldtype": "Text", 
+  "label": "Reason"
+ }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hr/page/hr_home/hr_home.js b/hr/page/hr_home/hr_home.js
index fe2c5d48ce9..8c52e0ef623 100644
--- a/hr/page/hr_home/hr_home.js
+++ b/hr/page/hr_home/hr_home.js
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ wn.module_page["HR"] = [
 				"description":wn._("List of holidays."),
 				doctype: "Holiday List"
 			},
+			{
+				"label":wn._("Holiday Block List"),
+				"description":wn._("Block leave applications by department."),
+				doctype: "Holiday Block List"
+			},
 		]
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/selling/doctype/sales_common/sales_common.py b/selling/doctype/sales_common/sales_common.py
index 4f883b2e843..21287b0845d 100644
--- a/selling/doctype/sales_common/sales_common.py
+++ b/selling/doctype/sales_common/sales_common.py
@@ -599,14 +599,8 @@ class DocType(TransactionBase):
 			get_obj('Account',acc_head[0][0]).check_credit_limit(acc_head[0][0], obj.doc.company, exact_outstanding)
 
 	def validate_fiscal_year(self, fiscal_year, transaction_date, label):
-		from accounts.utils import get_fiscal_year
-		if get_fiscal_year(transaction_date)[0] != fiscal_year:
-			msgprint(("%(label)s '%(posting_date)s': " + _("not within Fiscal Year") + \
-				": '%(fiscal_year)s'") % {
-					"label": label,
-					"posting_date": formatdate(transaction_date),
-					"fiscal_year": fiscal_year
-				}, raise_exception=1)
+		import accounts.utils
+		accounts.utils.validate_fiscal_year(transaction_date, fiscal_year, label)
 
 	def get_prevdoc_date(self, obj):
 		for d in getlist(obj.doclist, obj.fname):