Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010268402024 2025:GAU-AS:4733 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3977/2024 CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AND HEAD OFFICE AT DARE HOUSE, 2ND FLOOR, NO. 2 N.S.C. BOSE ROAD, CHENNAI-600001 AND ITS BRANCH OFFICE AT AASTHA PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR, OPPOSITE TO S.B. DEORAH COLLEGE, G.S. ROAD, GUWAHATI. VERSUS RAJA HAZARIKA AND 2 ORS S/O. SRI. KRISHNA HAZARIKA, R/O. VILL.- MOTHADANG, P/O. AND P/S. SIVASAGAR, DIST. SIVASAGAR, ASSAM, PIN-785640, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT- SOUTH SARANIA, P/S. PALTAN BAZAR, GUWAHATI-7, DIST. KAMRUP (M), REP. BY HIS FATHER KRISHNA HAZARIKA 2:AMIR JAHAN ALI S/O. BABAJAN ALI R/O. JENGORIKOTIA P/O. AND P/S. SIVASAGAR DIST. SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN-785640 3:ABDUL WAHID S/O. MD. ABDUL AHMED R/O. RANGHAR CHARIALI P/O. DHULIAPAR P/S. AND DIST. SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN-785664 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R GOSWAMI, MS. M SAIKIA,MS. P BORTHAKUR Page No.# 2/3 Advocate for the Respondent : , Linked Case : CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VERSUS RAJA HAZARIKA AND 2 ORS ------------ Advocate for : MR. R GOSWAMI Advocate for : appearing for RAJA HAZARIKA AND 2 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BUDI HABUNG ORDER Date : 21-04-2025 Heard Ms. M. Saikia, learned counsel for the applicant. This is an application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 read with proviso to Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for condonation of delay of 5 (five) days in filing the connected appeal. The ground for delay in filing the connected appeal has been stated in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the application. On perusal of the ground stated in the above paragraphs, this Court is Page No.# 3/3 satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause in preferring the connected appeal within the stipulated time. Moreover, Mr. A. T. Sarkar, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1 has no objection to the condonation of delay of 5 days in filing the connected appeal. In view of the above, the delay of 5 days in preferring the connected appeal is hereby condoned. With the above, this IA stands allowed and disposed of. The office shall register the connected appeal and list it for admission by showing the name of Mr. A. T. Sarkar, as the learned counsel for the respondent no. 1 in the cause list. JUDGE Comparing Assistant