Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010177572024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2632/2024 THE UNION OF INDIA and 2 ORS REP. BY THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, NEW DELHI. 2: DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL SECTOR HEAD QUARTER SSB TEZPUR DIST.- SONITPUR ASSAM. 3: THE COMMANDANT 33 BN SSB KEWTI CHHATISGAR VERSUS VIKRAMJEET SINGH CHIB S/O- BAJ SINGH CHIB, R/O- VILLAGE FLORA, P.S.- DOMANA, DIST.- JAMMU, JAMMU AND KASHMIR. For the Applicant(s) : Ms. B. Sarma, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. L. Mohan, Advocate Page No.# 2/2 – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 01.11.2025 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicants/ appellants seeking condonation of delay of 224 days in preferring the connected appeal against the judgment dated 14.12.2023 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No.30/2015. We have heard Ms. B. Sarma, learned Advocate for the applicants/Union of India and Mr. L. Mohan, learned Advocate for the sole respondent. 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 224 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 07.01.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant