Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010269382023 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) I.A.(Civil)/3566/2023 UNIVERSAL SOMPO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED AND CORPORATE OFFICE AT UNIT 401 4TH FLOOR SANGRAM COMPLEX 117-ANDHERI KURLA ROAD ANDHERI(EAST) MUMBAI 400059 HAVING ITS BRANCH AT ADAM PLAZA 1ST FLOOR COMM-B GS ROAD GUWAHATI 781005 VERSUS MAZEDA KHATUN AND 5 ORS W/O LATE IDRIS ALI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BONDUR ALI PO LOWPANI PS KOCHUA DIST NAGAON ASSAM 782426 2:MISS RAZMINA KHATUN D/O LATE IDRIS ALI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BONDUR ALI PO LOWPANI PS KOCHUA DIST NAGAON ASSAM 782426 3:ZAKIRA ALAM S/O LATE IDRIS ALI Page No.# 2/3 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BONDUR ALI PO LOWPANI PS KOCHUA DIST NAGAON ASSAM 782426 4:SMTI SALEMA W/O LATE NURUL HAQUE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BONDUR ALI PO LOWPANI PS KOCHUA DIST NAGAON ASSAM 782426 5:GAMMON INDIA LTD. GAMMON HOUSE VEER SAVARKAR PRABHADEVI MUMBAI MAHARASHTRA 400025. 6:SRI SANJAY DAS S/O SRI RAMESH DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PATHSALA PO PATROKUCHI DIST BARPETA ASSAM 781326 ------------ Advocate for : MR. R GOSWAMI Advocate for : DEEPSHIKHA KALITA (R-1) appearing for MAZEDA KHATUN AND 5 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER Date : 04.02.2026 1. Heard learned Counsel Ms. P. Borthakur for the applicant insurance company and learned counsel Mr. R.Goswami for opposite party No.1. Page No.# 3/3 2. An affidavit relating service of notice through paper publication to opposite party No. 3 in connection with I.A. (Civil)/377/2024 and opposite party No. 6 in connection with I.A. (Civil)/3566/2023 is on record. 3. These interlocutory applications under Section 5 of the Limitation Act 1963 have been filed for condonation of delay of 56 days in filing the connected Appeal in connection with MAC Case No. 32/2014 and MAC Case No. 33/2014 respectively against the Judgment and Award dated 17.05.2023 passed by the learned Member, MACT No.2, Kamrup(M). 3. It is submitted by the applicant that the delay was not intentional but was a result of forwarding the decision of the aforesaid MAC Cases to the head office. 4. The learned counsel for opposite party No.1 has no objection if the delay is condoned. 5. I have considered the submission at the bar with circumspection. No malafide could be deciphered. Accordingly delay of 56 days is hereby condoned. 5. Registry to register the connected appeal. 6. In terms of the above observation, the interlocutory applications stand disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant