Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010038362026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2381/2024 MONJULA KACHARI W/O PUTUL KACHARI VILL.- ROWDUAR POTHAR GAON P.O.- NUMALIGARH P.S.- BOKAKHAT DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785615. VERSUS NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD AND 3 ORS (A CENTRAL GOVT. UNDERTAKING) HAVING ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT GUWAHATI G.S. ROAD ULUBARI GUWAHATI- 781007 REP. BY THE REGIONAL MANAGER GAUHATI REGIONAL OFFICE ULUBARI GUWAHATI- 781007. 2:RAJA KALITA S/O RAMEN KALITA VILL.- HALMIRA DHANSIRIPAR GAON P.O. AND P.S.- GOLAGHAT DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785702. 3:SURENDRA KAMP Page No.# 2/4 S/O ANIL KAMP R/O BOKAKHAT TOWN P.O. AND P.S.- BOKAKHAT DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785612. 4:THE MANAGER UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. GOLAGHAT BRANCH THANA CHARIALI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785621. ------------ Advocate for : MR. M DUTTA Advocate for : appearing for NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD AND 3 ORS Linked Case : MACApp./85/2024 NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (A CENTRAL GOVT. UNDERTAKING) HAVING ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT GUWAHATI STARCITY COMPLEX G.S. ROAD LACHITNAGAR GUWAHATI- 781007 REP. BY THE MANAGER GAUHATI REGIONAL OFFICE LACHITNAGAR GUWAHATI- 781007. VERSUS MONJULA KACHARI AND ORS. E W/O PUTUL KACHARI VILL.- ROWDUAR POTAHR GAON P.O.- NUMALIGARH P.S.- BOKAKHAT DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785615. Page No.# 3/4 2:RAJA KALITA S/O RAMEN KALITA VILL.- HALMIRA DHANSIRIPAR GAON P.O. AND P.S.- GOLAGHAT DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785702. 3:SURENDRA KAMP S/O ANIL KAMP R/O BOKAKHAT TOWN P.O. AND P.S.- BOKAKHAT DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785612. 4:THE MANAGER UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. GOLAGHAT BRANCH THANA CHARIALI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785621. ------------ Advocate for : MS. R D MOZUMDAR Advocate for : MR. M DUTTA (R-1) appearing for MONJULA KACHARI AND ORS. E BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA ORDER Date : 02.04.2026 1. Heard Ms. R. D. Mozumdar, the learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mr. M. Dutta, the learned counsel for the opposite party. 2. This Interlocutory Application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 has been filed by the applicant/claimant, namely, Monjula Kachari, praying for condoning the delay of 5 days Page No.# 4/4 in preferring the connected Cross Objection in MAC Appeal No. 85/2024 filed by the respondent No. 1/New Indian Insurance Company Limited. 3. The learned counsel for the respondent No.1 Ms. R. D. Mozumdar, considering the short period of delay raises no objection for the same. 4. Considering, the ground stated in the instant Interlocutory Application, this Court is of the opinion that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause in approaching this Court in filing the cross objection within the prescribed period of limitation. 5. Accordingly, the delay of 5 days in filing the connected cross objection in the MAC Appeal No. 85/2024 is hereby condoned and this Interlocutory Application, is allowed. 6. The Registry to register the cross objection and place the same along with MAC Appeal No. 85/2024 on 16.07.2026. JUDGE Comparing Assistant