Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010274402024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/57/2025 In WA No.15560/2024 (Filing Number) 1.HITESH DEKA AND 4 ORS S/O. JOY CH. DEKA, R/O. DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06, DIST. KAMRUP (M), ASSAM, PIN-781006. 2: BHUPEN BARUAH S/O. LT. CHANDRA KR. BARUAH R/O. NO.2 BANK COLONY NORTH HAIBORGAON P.O. HAIBORGAON DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782002. 3: BHASKAR JYOTI BARUAH S/O. LT. NARESWAR BARUAH R/O. MADHUPUR WORD NO.28 DIST. BISWANATH ASSAM PIN-784176. 4: MOUSUMI KAKATI W/O. MR. KHAGESH DEKA VILL. KETEKIBARI P.O. TEZPUR DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN-784001. 5: JADAB CH. BARMAN S/O. LT. JATINDRA MOHAN BARMAN R/O. B.R. DEKA PATH JALUKBARI GUWAHATI-14 DIST. KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN-781013 VERSUS 1.THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPTT. OF PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06. Page No.# 2/3 2:THE COMMISSIONER DEPTT. OF PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI-37. 3:THE SECRETARY GOVT. OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 4:THE SECRETARY GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPTT. OF FINANCE DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 5:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E) ASSAM BELTOLA MAIDAMGAON GUWAHATI-29. 6:DHIREN BHARALI S/O. SRI DHANO RAM BHARALI VILL. KAIHATI P.O. SOLMARA PIN-781338 DIST. NALBARI ASSAM. 7:JYOTISH CH. DAS S/O. SRI GANGADHAR DAS VILL. PATANI P.O. HAJO DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781102 For the Applicant(s) : Mr. C. Goswami, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. S. Dutta, Standing Counsel, PNRD for respondent Nos.1, 2 & 3. : Mr. P. Nayak, Standing Counsel, Finance Department for respondent No.4. : Mr. B. Sarma, Standing Counsel, AG for respondent No.5. – BEFORE – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI 20.01.2025 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ) The matter comes upon for consideration of the instant application preferred on behalf of the applicants under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 Page No.# 3/3 with a prayer to condone the delay of 104 days occasioned in filing the connected writ appeal. Mr. S. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, PNRD puts in appearance on behalf of respondent Nos.1, 2 and 3; Mr. P. Nayak, learned Standing Counsel, Finance puts in appearance on behalf of respondent No.4 and Mr. B. Sarma, learned Standing Counsel, AG puts in appearance on behalf of respondent No.5. Respondent Nos.6 and 7 are the proforma respondents. Learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 5 have not seriously opposed the application for condonation of delay. After hearing the learned counsel appearing for the parties and having gone through the contents of the application, we deem it appropriate to condone the delay of 104 days occasioned in filing the connected writ appeal. Hence, the application is allowed and the delay of 104 days occasioned in filing the connected writ appeal is condoned. Registry is directed to register the connected writ appeal and list the same for admission after 4(four) weeks. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant