Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010098352025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1473/2025 1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECY. TO GOVT. OF ASSAM, IRRIGATION DEPTT., ASSAM SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI 781006. 2: SECRETARY OF GOVT. OF ASSAM IRRIGATION DEPTT. ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 3: CHIEF ENGINEER DEPTT. OF IRRIGATION CHANDMARI GUWAHATI 781003 ASSAM VERSUS 1: SUJIT KUMAR SINGHA AND 6 OTHERS S/O SRI KRISHNA KUMAR SINGHA, R/O VIVEKANANDA ROAD, P.O., TARAPUR, P.S. SILCHAR-3, DIST. CACHAR, ASSAM. 2:MD. NIZAM UDDIN LASKAR S/O LATE BASARAT ALI LASKAR R/O VILL. AND P.O. GANIR GARAM P.S. KARIGORAHA DIST. CACHAR ASSAM. 3:MD. ABUL HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O LATE M. ALI LASKAR R/O VILL. AND P.O. DHANEHARI P.S. SONAI DIST. CACHAR ASSAM. 4:MD. ABDUL KHALIQUE MAZUMDER S/O LATE MAHAMMAD UDDIN MAZUMDER R/O VILL. AND P.O. BADRIPAR P.S. SILCHAR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM. 5:KANTA PRASAD ROY R/O VILL. AND P.O. KAJIDAHAR PART-III P.S. SONAL DIST. CACHAR ASSAM. 6:MD. SAHAJAN MAZUMDER S/O MD. M ALI MAZUMDER R/O VILL. AND P.O. SONABARIGHAT-I DIST. CACHAR ASSAM. 7:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI 0 Page No.# 2/2 For the Applicant/Appellant(s) : Ms. P. Barua, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. M.U. Mahmud, Advocate for respondent Nos.1, 5 & 6. – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 10.02.2026 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicants/ appellants seeking condonation of delay of 244 days in preferring the connected appeal against the judgment dated 25.06.2024 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No.4431/2008. We have heard Ms. P. Barua, learned Advocate for the applicants/appellants and Mr. M.U. Mahmud, learned Advocate for the respondent Nos.1, 5 & 6. 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 244 days in preferring the connected appeal. We, therefore, condone the delay. The Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. The Registry to process the appeal and, if found defect free, list the same on 02.04.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant