Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010204882025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3073/2025 1.THE UNION OF INDIA AND 9 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECY. , MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI, PIN 110001 2: THE DIRECTOR GENERAL CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE BLOCK NO. 1 CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI PIN 110003 3: THE DY. INSPECTOR GENERAL (CR AND VIG) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE BLOCK NO. 1 CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI PIN 110003 4: THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE NORTH EASTERN SECTOR CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE SHILLONG MEGHALAYA PIN 793001 5: THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OPERATION SECTOR CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE POLICE COMPLEX ROWRIAH JORHAT ASSAM PIN 785004 6: BHARAT KUMAR VAISHNAV (IRLAA 4858) COMMANDANT 142 BATTALION CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE C/O OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE BLOCK NO. 1 CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI PIN 110003 7: L. KIPGEN (IRLA 70450) DEPUTY COMMANDANT GROUUP CENTRE KHATKHATI CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE C/O OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE Page No.# 2/3 GENERAL CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE BLOCK NO. 1 CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI 110003 8: SUNIL KR. SHAHI SECOND IN COMMAND (IRLA 5884) 26 BATTALION CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE C/O OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE BLOCK NO. 1 CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI 110003 9: RADHE SHYAM SINGH COMMANDANT (IRL 4692) COMMANDANT 94 BATTALION CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE C/O OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE BLOCK NO. 1 CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI PIN 110003 10: MAHESH VISHWAKARMA SECOND IN COMMAND (IRLA 6538) 112 BATTALION CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE C/O OFFICE OF THE DG CRPF BLOCK NO. 1 CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI 11000 VERSUS SANTOSH KUMAR ASSTT. COMMANDANT, (PS) (IRLA NO. 11192) (UNDER SUSPENSION), PRESENTLY POSTED AT OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, (OPERATION), JORHAT, ASSAM, HEADQUARTERS DURING SUSPENSION AT GROUP CENTRE KHATKHATI, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, KHATKHATI, KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM, PIN 782480 For the Applicant(s) : Mr. A.R. Tahbildar, Advocate on behalf of Mr. H. Gupta, Central Government Counsel. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. D. Gogoi, Advocate. – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 08.12.2025 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicants/appellants seeking condonation of delay of 153 days in preferring the connected appeal against the judgment dated 06.03.2025 Page No.# 3/3 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No.350/2023 and other analogous cases. We have heard Mr. A.R. Tahbildar, learned Advocate for the applicants/appellants and Mr. D. Gogoi, learned Advocate for the sole respondent. There is no effective resistance from the respondent with respect to the prayer for condonation of delay. After having heard the learned counsel for the parties and on 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 153 days in preferring the connected appeal. We, therefore, condone the delay. The Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. The Registry to process the appeal and list the same on 09.02.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant