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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/204/2021 DHANESH DAS AND 2 ORS. S/O. LATE ANNADA CHARAN DAS, R/O. VILL. AND P.O.PACHANIA, P.S.
JOGIGHOPA, DIST. BONGAIGAON, ASSAM, PIN-783382 2: BISWARANJAN KALITA S/O SRI NIRONJAN KALITA R/O VILL.PACHANIA P.O. PACHANIA 783382 DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 3: PRABIN KR. DAS S/O LATE ANNANDA CHARAN DAS R/O VILL. PACHANIA P.O.PACHANIA 783382 DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM VERSUS BALEN DAS AND 18 ORS. S/O. LATE BRAJEN DAS, R/O. VILL. AND P.O. PACHANIA, P.S. JOGIGHOPA, DIST. BONGAIGAION, ASSAM, PIN-783382 2:ARUN DAS S/O LATE BRAJEN DAS R/OVILL. PACHANIA P.O. PACHANIA 783382 DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 3:SMTI MAYA BALA DAS
Page No.# 2/6 D/O LATE BROJEN DAS 7 W/O LATE PIREN DAS R/O VILL. UDMARI BARSHI P.O LAKHIGANJ 783348 DIST . DHUBRI ASSAM. 4:MISS CHARULOTA DAS D/O LATE BRAJEN DAS R/O VILL. PACHANIA P.O.PACHANIA 783382 DIST. BONGAIGAION ASSAM. 5:MISS BULU BALA DAS D/O LATE BRAJEN DAS R/O VILL. PACHANIA P.O. PACHANIA 783382 DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 6:MISS ANJANA BALA DAS D/O LATE BRAJEN DAS R/O VILL.PACHANIA P.O. PACHANIA 783382 DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 7:MISS CHITRA BALA DAS D/O LATE BRAJEN DAS R/O VILL. PACHANIA P.O. PACHANIA 783382 DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 8:DWIJEN DAS S/O LATE BIBHUL DAS R/O VILL. PACHANIA P.O. PACHANIA 783382 DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 9:SMTI RAMBHAPRIYA DAS
Page No.# 3/6 W/O LATE ABHOY CHARAN DAS R/O BONGAIGAON TOWN P.O.BONGAIGAON 783380 DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 10:SMTI PURNIMA DAS W/O LATE RAMESH DAS R/O BONGAGAON TOWN P.O.BONGAIGAION 783380 DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 11:SMTI MONOROMA DAS W/O SRI RAMESWAR DAS R/O SIBPUR TEA ESTATE P.O. SIBPUR TINSUKIA 786125 DIST TINSUKIA ASSAM. 12:MONORANJAN DAS S/O LATE JADAB CH. DAS R/O VILL. PACHANIA P.O. PACHANIA 783382 DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 13:NRIGEN DAS S/O LATE JADAB CH. DAS R/O VILL. PACHANIA P.O. PACHANIA 783382 DIST BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 14:SMTI NANI BALA DAS W/O LATE KHIROD DAS R/O VILL.KALADANGA P.O. BARVITA 783101 DIST. GOALPARA ASSAM. Page No.# 4/6 15:SMTI KAMINI BALA DAS W/O SRI NIRINJAN KALITA R/O VILL. BARNITARA P.O. CHAPAR 783371 DIST DHUBRI ASSAM. 16:SMT. BONOLOTA DAS S/O SRI CHANA DAS R/O VILL. BORGHOLA P.O. CHALATAPARA 783388 DIST BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 17:SMTI BHAGYA BALA DAS D/O LATE JADAB CH. DAS R/O VILL.PACHANIA P.O.PACHANIA 783382 DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 18:MRIDUL KR. DAS S/O LATE BAN KUMAR DAS R/O VILL. PACHANIA P.O. PACHANIA 783382 DIST BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 19:MRINAL DAS @ MRINAL JYOTI KALITA S/O LATE BRAJEN DAS R/O VILL.
PACHANIA P.O. PACHANIA 783382 DIST BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 20:DHRUBAJYOTI DAS S/O LATE BAN KUMAR DAS R/O VILL. PACHANIA P.O. PACHANIA 783382 DIST BONGAIGAON ASSAM
Page No.# 5/6 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR D C NATH, MR.S K SAHARIA Advocate for the Respondent : ,
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA
ORDER Date : 20.07.2026
1. Heard Mr. S. K. Poddar, learned counsel appearing for Mr. D. C. Nath,
learned counsel for the applicants.
2. This interlocutory application has been filed by the applicants under Section 5 of the Limitation Act for condoning the delay of 5 days in preferring an application under Order 41 Rule 19 of the Code of Civil Procedure for re- admission of MFA No. 37/2013 which was dismissed for default on 05.01.2018.
3. The learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that the said MFA i.e., MFA No. 37/2013 was preferred by the by present petitioners impugning the judgment dated 13.08.2012 by which the Title Suit (Probate) No. 10/2005 was dismissed by the Court of learned District Judge, Bongaigaon. The present petitioners were beneficiaries of the will for which probate was sought for.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that during the pendency of the Title Suit (Probate) No. 10/2005, the executor named in the will, namely, Niranjan Kalita had expired when the suit was pending for argument. However, after dismissal of the title suit (probate), the present petitioners preferred the connected MFA No. 37/2013.
5. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the on date of the executor, the present petitioners ought to have filed a separate petition for
Page No.# 6/6 issuance of letters of administration or a separate suit. As such, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present petitioners are not inclined to press the instant interlocutory applications as well as also are not inclined for pressing the re-admission of the MFA No. 37/2013 which was dismissed for default on 05.01.2018. However, he submits that liberty may be granted to the petitioners to seek appropriate relief under law by filing an application for issuance of letters of administration or by filing a separate suit.
6. The prayer is allowed.
7. This interlocutory application is dismissed on withdrawal with the liberty sought for granted.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant