Page No.# 1/6 GAHC010211382025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3282/2025 CHAMPA CHETRY AND 13 ORS VILL. CHAULKARA, P.O. NIKASHI K. P.S. MUSHALPUR, DIST. BAKSA, PIN 781372 2: TEKNATH PARAJULI K A/T SALAKATI M.E. SCHOOL VILL. BHUTANKHUTI P.O. DIHIRA P.S. MUSHALPUR DIST. BAKSA PIN 781372 3: NAGEN CHOUDHURY SCHOOL A/T KHARUAJAN GIRLS M.E. SCHOOL VILL. BALIKARIA P.S. NALBARI DIST. NALBARI PIN 781341 4: RITA PARAJULI SCHOL A/T CHARAIKHOLA M.E. SHCOOL VILL. BHAWRAGURI P.O. JHARBARI P.S. SERFANGURI DIST. KOKRAJHAR PIN 783346 5: PRAFULL DEKA SCHOOL A/T BARKHOPA M.E. SCHOOL Page No.# 2/6 VILL. SARIAHTALI P.O. MILANPUR P.S. NALBARI DIST. NALBARI PIN 781337 6: NIROD KUMAR DEKA SCHOOL A/T PACHIM MAJIKUCHI JAGANATH M.E. SCHOOL VILL.KHUDRA SANKARA P.O. GOPAL THAN P.S. NALBARI DIST. NALBARI PIN 781334 7: HIREN RAMCHIARY SCHOOL A/T BENGTOL M.V. SCHOOL VILL KACHIMPUR P.O. KENDUKUCHI P.S. NALBARI DIST. NALBARI PIN 781341 8: KULAJIT MEDHI A/T KANDULIMARA M.E. SCHOOL VILL. SANTIPUR P.O. NALBARI P.S. NALBARI DIST. NALBARI PIN 781335 9: BANAJIT SARMA SCHOOL A/T KACHARIDAG M.E. SHCOOL VILL. PATHSALA (MUGURIA) P.O. MUGURIA DIST. BAJALI PIN 781325 10: THANESWAR HAZARIKA SCHOOL A/T BIJNI MEM SCHOOL VILL. GARMARA P.O. MERKUCHI Page No.# 3/6 P.S. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA PIN 781346 11: KISHOR DAS SCHOOL A/T JHARBISHPANI M.E. SCHOOL VILL. BARSIMALUGURI P.O. BARSIMALUGURI P.S. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA PIN 781346 12: RATNESWAR DAS SCHOOL A/T NO. 2 SAPKATA L.P. SCHOOL VILL. GARMARA P.O. MERKUCHI P.S. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA PIN 781346 13: MADAN MISHRA SCHOOL A/T MADATI M.E. SCHOOL VILL. BHUTANKHUTI P.O. DIHIRA P.S. MUSHALPUR DIST. BAKSA PIN 781372 14: TEJ PRASAD BHATTARAI SCHOOL A/T THURIBARI SHYAMDHARPARA M.E. SCHOOL VILL. BHUTANKHUTI P.O. DIHIRA P.S. MUSHALPUR DIST. BAKSA PIN 78137 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, EDUCATION (ELEMENTARY) DEPTT., DISPUR, GUWAHATI 781006 2:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL (BTC) REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECY. BTC KOKRAJHAR Page No.# 4/6 ASSAM PIN 783370 3:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 781019 4:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN 783370 5:THE SECRETARY DEPTT. OF EDUCATION BTC KOKRAJHAR. 6:THE JOINT SECRETARY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL BODOFA NWGWAR KOKRAJHAR. 7:THE SECY. FINANCE (SIU) DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN 781006 8:W.P.T. AND B.C. DEPTT. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI 78100 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B CHAKRAVARTY, MR. A NATH,A SARMA Advocate for the Respondent : MR R DHAR, SC, FINANCE DEPTT.,SC, EDU,SC, WPT AND BC Page No.# 5/6 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER Date : 27.10.2025 (K.R Surana, J) Heard Mr. B. Chakravarty, learned counsel for the applicants. Also heard Mr. B. Deka, learned standing counsel, Education Department, respondent nos.1 and 3, Mr. M.K. Das, learned standing counsel, BTC, respondent nos. 2, 4, 5 and 6 Mr. A. Chaliha, learned standing counsel for the Finance Department representing respondent no. 7. Ms. N. Dey, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. R. Dhar, learned standing counsel, WPT and BC representing respondent no. 8. 2. By filing this interlocutory application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, the applicants are seeking condonation of delay of 29 days beyond the period of limitation in filing the connected appeal which is directed against the judgment and order dated 14.07.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. (C)/124/2018. 3. The learned counsel representing the respondents have opposed this application. However, considering the explanation tendered to explain the delay of 29 days, the Court is of the considered opinion that the applicants have been able to explain the delay in approaching this Court. Resultantly, the interlocutory application is allowed and the delay of 29 days beyond the period of limitation in connection with filing of the appeal stands condoned. Page No.# 6/6 4. Registry to register the connected appeal and list the same in the Admission Column. 5. The learned counsel for the applicants shall provide extra copies of the memo of appeal to the learned counsel for the respondents. 6. The interlocutory application stands disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant