Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010277862025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/4104/2025 SMT MANDRILA BASUMATARY WIFE OF LATE BIDANG BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- TENGAPARA P.O- KOKRAJHAR MB,WARD NO. 5, P.S- KOKRAJHAR DIST- KOKRAJAR, ASSAM. PIN-783361 VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS REPRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ASSAM SACHIBALAYA, DISPUR. GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PENSION AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES DEPTT. ASSAM SACHIBALAYA DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 3:THE CHIEF ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPTT. (BUILDING) CHANDMARI GUWAHATI 3 4:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPTT. KOKRAJHAR PIN 783370 DIST. KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. 5:THE ASSTT. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPTT. KOKRAJHAR BUILDING SUB DIVISION Page No.# 2/4 P.O. KOKRAJHAR PIN 783370 DIST. KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. 6:THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPTT. OF FINANCE ASSAM SACHIBALAYA DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 7:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL ( A AND E) MAIDAMGAON BELTOLA GUWAHATI 781029 ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S DAS, MS. P KALITA,MR H GOGOI,MR K DAS,MRS. R T DAS Advocate for the Respondent : SC, PWD, GA, ASSAM,SC. AG ASSAM,SC, FINANCE Linked Case : CRP/0/0 SMT MANDRILA BASUMATARY . WIFE OF LATE BIDANG BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- TENGAPARA P.O- KOKRAJHAR MB WARD NO. 5 P.S- KOKRAJHAR DIST-KOKRAJAR ASSAM. PIN-783361 VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ASSAM SACHIBALAYA DISPUR. GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PENSION AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES DEPARTMENT ASSAM SACHIBALAYA Page No.# 3/4 DISPUR. GUWAHATI-6. 3:THE CHIEF ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (BUILDING) CHANDMARI GUWAHATI-3. 4:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT KOKRAJHAR BUILDING DIVISION P.O- KOKRAJAR PIN-783370 DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM 5:THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT KOKRAJHAR BUILDING SUB- DIVISION P.O- KOKRAJHAR PIN-783370 DISTRICT- KOKRAJAR ASSAM 6:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ASSAM SACHIBALAYA DISPUR. GUWAHATI-781006. 7:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E) MAIDAMGAON BELTOLA GUWAHATI-781029 ASSAM. ------------ For the appellant/petitioner(s) : Mr. Sarbeswar Das, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. D. Nath, Sr. GA, Assam – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 19.12.2025 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicant/appellant seeking condonation of delay of 74 days in preferring the connected appeal against the judgment dated 28.08.2025 passed by a learned Single Judge of Page No.# 4/4 this Court in WP(C) No. 5026/2020. We have heard Mr. Sarbeswar Das, learned Advocate for the applicant/appellant and Mr. D. Nath, learned senior Government Advocate for the respondent Nos. 1 to 6. 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 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 found defect-free, list it on 23.02.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant