Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010179382025 2025:GAU-AS:11089-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2658/2025 SRI KAILASH CHAND JAIN S/O- SRI BHANWAR LAL JAIN,SOLE PROPRIETOR OF M/S SHREE KAILASH,HAVING HIS PRINCIPAL OF BUSINESS AT ALLAHABAD BANK BUILDING.SRCB ROAD,FANCY BAZAR,GUWAHATI KAMRUP(M),ASSAM, 781001,WITH ADDITIONAL OFFICES OR BRANCHES AT BRAHAMPUTRA JUTE MILLS PVT LTD, A K AZAD ROAD, GOPINATH NAGAR, GUWAHATI 781016, DIST. KAMRUP (M), ASSAM, ROOM NO. 212, ALLAHABAD BANK BUILDING, KAILASH BHAWAN, S.R.C.B. ROAD, FANCY BAZAR, GUWAHATI 781001, DIST. KAMRUP (M), ASSAM AND A.K. AZAD ROAD, GOPINATHNAGAR, GUWAHATI 781016, DIST.KAMRUP (M), ASSAM. VERSUS THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED AND HEAD OFFICE AT NEW INDIA ASSURANCE BUILDING,87,MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, FORT, MUMBAI-400001 AND CENTRALIZED CLAIMS HUB, N.E.R.O., G.S ROAD, LACHIT NAGAR,GUWAHATI-781007,AND CITY BRANCH OFFICE AT A.T ROAD 530907,P.O-GUWAHATI 781001, DIST. KAMRUP (M), ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. O P BHATI, MR. R BHAGAWATI,MR. S K GUPTA,MR. P SARMA,MR. T C DAS Advocate for the Respondent : MR. R GOSWAMI, Linked Case : CRP/0/0 Page No.# 2/3 SRI KAILASH CHAND JAIN SON OF SRI BHANWAR LAL JAIN SOLE PROPRIETOR OF MS SHREE KAILASH HAVING HIS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS AT ALLAHBAD BANK BUILDING SRCB ROAD FANCY BAZAR GUWAHATI KAMRUP METRO ASSAM AK AZAD ROAD GOPINATH NAGAR GUWAHATI KAMRUP METRO ASSAM VERSUS THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED HAVING ITS REGISTERED AND HEAD OFFICE AT NEW INDIA ASSURANCE BUILDING MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD GS ROAD LACHIT NAGAR GUWAHATI KAMRUP METRO ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : PRANJIT SARMA Advocate for : appearing for THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER Date : 20.08.2025 (K.R. Surana, J) Heard Mr. P. Sarma, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mr. R. Goswami, learned counsel for the respondent. Page No.# 3/3 2. By filing this interlocutory application under Rule 2 of Chapter V-A of the Gauhati High Court Rules read with Section 5 of the Limitation Act, the applicant is seeking condonation of delay of 6 days beyond the period of limitation in assailing the judgment and order dated 25.06.2025, passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) 2285/2021. 3. Issue notice returnable forthwith without requiring the applicant to take any steps as the learned counsel for the respondent has already entered appearance. 4. The learned counsel for the respondent has submitted that he is not opposing this application. 5. Accordingly, this application is allowed and the delay of 6 (six) days in preferring the connected appeal is condoned. 6. This interlocutory application stands allowed. 7. Registry shall register the connected intra-Court appeal and list the same as expeditiously as possible. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant