Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010243912025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3678/2025 GS NO 180368HNTD MAHENDER SINGH S/O. LATE SAWAL DAS, R/O.- ROWSHAN BIHAR, LAKSHMI NAGAR, DIST.- MATHURA, UTTAR PRADESH, PIN- 281001. PRESENTLY POSTED AT 91 RCC, GREF C/O-99 APO, CHIEF ENGINEER H.Q., PROJECT VARTAK, TEZPUR, PIN 784001. VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS THROUGH THE SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, R. NO. 101-A, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110011. 2:THE JOINT SECRETARY (BORDER ROADS) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE WING 4TH FLOOR, SENA BHAWAN DELHI CANTT. NEW DELHI- 110011. 3:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF BORDER ROADS HEADQUARTER DGBR SEEMA SADAK BHAWAN RING ROAD, NEW DELHI-110011. 4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER (PROJECT) VARTAK C/O 99 APO TEZPUR ASSAM, PIN-931716 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. I H SAIKIA, MR K KASHYAB,MR. K KALITA,MR. B BORAH Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., Page No.# 2/3 Linked Case : CRP/0/0 GS NO 180368 HNTD MAHENDER SINGH S/O. LATE SAWAL DAS R/O.- ROWSHAN BIHAR LAKSHMI NAGAR DIST.- MATHURA UTTAR PRADESH PIN- 281001. PRESENTLY POSTED AT 91 RCC GREF C/O-99 APO CHIEF ENGINEER H.Q. PROJECT VARTAK TEZPUR PIN784001. VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE R. NO. 101-A SOUTH BLOCK NEW DELHI-110011. 2:THE JOINT SECRETARY (BORDER ROADS) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE WING 4TH FLOOR SENA BHAWAN DELHI CANTT. NEW DELHI- 110011. 3:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF BORDER ROADS HEADQUARTER DGBR SEEMA SADAK BHAWAN RING ROAD NEW DELHI-110011. 4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER (PROJECT) VARTAK C/O 99 APO TEZPUR ASSAM PIN-931716. ------------ Page No.# 3/3 For the Petitioner/appellant(s) : Mr. I. H. Saikia, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. M. R. Adhikari, CGC – BEFORE – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 19.11.2025 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicant/appellant seeking condonation of delay of 57 days in preferring the connected appeal against the judgment dated 05.08.2025 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 4576/2024. We have heard I. H. Saikia, learned Advocate for the applicant and Mr. M. R. Adhikari, learned Advocate for the respondents/Union of India. After going through the averments made in the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicant/appellant for condoning the delay of 57 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 02.02.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant