Page No.# 1/7 GAHC010048792025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/718/2025 SRI SUJIT KUMAR GUPTA AND ORS S/O-LATE JAY PRAKASH GUPTA, R/O- WARD NO.13, AM, CO. ROAD, BARDALAI PATH, P.O. DHUBRI, DIST. DHUBRI, (ASSAM), PIN-783323 2: SRI ANANDA NATH S/O LATE MONMOHAN NATH RESIDENT KHALILPUR NEAR P.H.E SUB DIV. DHUBRI ASSAM BIDYAPARA DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783324 3: SRI PRADIP MEDHI S/O LATE JAGARNATH MEDHI RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 5 TILAPARA (S.S ROAD) PO GOALPARA DIST GOALPARA ASSAM 783101 4: SRI AKHAY KALITA S/O LATE BHABEN KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARAMA DIST BAKSA ASSAM 781346 5: SRI SUBRATA GHOSH S/O LATE KESTO CHANDRA GHOSH RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 8 NEAR DURGA TEMPLE Page No.# 2/7 PO GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 6: SUBARNA KR. NATH S/O LATE GIRISH CH. NATH RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 6 TILAPARA PO GOALPARA ASSAM 783101 7: NUR ISLAM S/O LATE SOLEMAN SK RESIDENT KACHUAKHAS PART I DHARMASALA DHUBRI PO DHARMASALA DHUBRI ASSAM 783324 8: NAKIB HUSSAIN S/O LATE ALAUDDIN HUSSAIN RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 4. AMBARI GOALPARA DIST GOALPARA ASSAM 783101 9: DIPESH RABHA SON OF LATE SONESWAR RABHA RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 01 CHANDARIA NEAR ASSAM CLUB P.O. GOALPARA DISTRICT GOALPARA (ASSAM) PIN - 783101 10: KRISHNA BARMAN SON OF LATE JOLODHAR BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILL SAKOMURA PT-III P.O.- CHALATAPARA DISTRICT - BONGAIGAON (ASSAM) PIN - 783388 11: JYOTISH KALITA SON OF LATE MOHIM KALITA RESIDENT OF VILL. - BAMUNDI P.O. BAMUNDI DISTICT - KAMRUP (ASSAM) PIN - 781103 Page No.# 3/7 12: NASHIRUDDIN SK SON OF LATE SOLEMAN SK. RESIDENT OF KACHUAKHAS PT-I P.O. DHARMASALA DHUBRI DISTRICT - DHUBRI (ASSAM) PIN - 783324 13: DHANESWAR NATH SON OF RAMA KANTA NATH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - UPPAR KARKASHI P.O. DOHELA DISTRICT GOALPARA (ASSAM) PIN - 783125 14: LAKHI KANTA MEDHI SON OF LATE PARESH CH MEDHI RESIDENT OF WARD NO. - 02 CHANDARIA 147 GOALPARA DISTICT - GOALPARA (ASSAM) PIN - 783101 15: HIRANYA BORAH SON OF TRAILOKYA BORAH VILLAGE - NAM BAGH MURAH P.O. - BISWANATH CHARIALI DISTRICT - BISWANATH (ASSAM) 784177 16: RUPDHAN BARMAN SON OF LATE SANKHESWAR BARMAN VILLAGE - AMRIKHOWA P.O. - AMRIKHOWA DISTRICT - BARPETA (ASSAM) PIN - 781301 17: UTPAL DEKA SON OF UNKNOWN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SARTHEBARI WARD NO. 01 P.O. - SARTHEBARI DISTRICT - BARPETA (ASSAM) PIN -781307 18: SARAT KR TAMULY SON OF LATE GHAN KANTA TAMULY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - DHEKIAL P.O. - DHEKIAL DISTRICT - GOLAGHAT (ASSAM) PIN - 785622 Page No.# 4/7 19: MILON DEKA SON OF LATE DHIREN DEKA R/O. VILLAGE - BOKAKHAT MOHMAIKI GAON P.O. - BOKAKHAT DISTRICT - GOLAGHAT (ASSAM) PIN - 785612 20: SARAT GOGOI SON OF SRI LAKHI RAM GOGOI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SEN SOWA GAON P.O. - BILL GAON DISTRICT - GOLAGHAT (ASSAM) PIN - 785602 21: SAROT BORUAH SON OF SRI GHANA BARUAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SEN SOWA GAON P.O. - BILL GAON DISTRICT - GOLAGHAT (ASSAM) PIN - 785602 22: TAPAN BORUAH SON OF LATE MOHEN BARUAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - DERGAON HOKIAL GAON WARD NO. 4 P.O. - DERGAON DISTRICT - GOLAGHAT (ASSAM) PIN - 785614 23: JIBAN CH SARMAH SON OF LATE JOY RAM SARMAH R/O. VILLAGE - DULIAGAON MISAMARA GAON P.O. DERGAON (MISAMARA) DISTRICT - GOLAGHAT (ASSAM) PIN - 785618 24: JYOTI PRAKASH SARMAH SON OF LATE PROMOD SARMAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - LATHAGAON NEAR DERGAON NURSING HOME P.O. - DISTRICT - GOLAGHAT (ASSAM) PIN - 785614 25: LAKHI RAM SAIKIA SON OF SRI HEMO KANTA SAIKIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - CHAKARDHARA P.O. - FORKATING DISTRICT - GOLAGHAT (ASSAM) PIN - 78561 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS, Page No.# 5/7 REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPT. OF ASSAM DEPT. OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6, 2:THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006 3:THE ASSAM URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AMRITPUR PATH GANESHGURI GUWAHATI-781006 4:THE MANAGING DIRECTOR ASSAM URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD AMRITPUR PATH GANESHGURI GUWAHATI-781006 5:THE DIRECTOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION ASSAM NEAR GANESH MANDIR DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 6:THE CHIEF ENGINEER ASSAM URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD GUWAHATI- 781005 7:THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER ASSAM URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD GUWAHATI- 781005 8:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD GUWAHATI DIVISION GUWAHATI- 781024 Page No.# 6/7 9:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD DHUBRI DIVISION DHUBRI ASSAM 783301 10:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD NORTH ASSAM DIVISION ASSAM 06 11:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD JORHAT DIVISION JORHAT 7830 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A. ALI, MR. M J BARUAH,MR. JITU SAIKIA,MR. A K PURKAYASTHA Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, Linked Case : SUJIT KUMAR GUPTA AND 24 ORS VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS ------------ For the appellant/petitioner(s) : Mr. M. J. Baruah, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. P. Nayak, Addl. AG, Assam Page No.# 7/7 – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 16.12.2025 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicants/ appellants seeking condonation of delay of 74 days in preferring the connected writ appeal against the judgment dated 26.07.2024, passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 7586/2022. We have heard Mr. M. J. Baruah, learned Advocate for the applicants/appellants and Mr. P. Nayak, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam, for the respondents/State. After going through the averments made in the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicants/appellants for condoning the delay of 74 days in preferring the connected appeal. Accordingly, we are inclined to condone the delay. The Interlocutory Application stands allowed. The Registry to process the appeal and, if the same is found defect- free, list the same on 09.03.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant