Page No.# 1/6 GAHC010224372025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3702/2025 NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. HAVING ITS REGD. OFFICE AT 87, M.G. ROAD. FORT, MUMBAI 400001, AND ONE OF THE NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL OFFICE AT LACHIT NAGAR, G.S. ROAD, GUWAHATI, ASSAM-781007 VERSUS SMTI MINAKHI BORAH BARUAH AND 5 ORS. W/O. LATE SAPON BARUAH 2:SRI KOUSTAV BARUAH S/O. LATE SAPON BARUAH 3:SMTI SHUBHADRA BARUAH W/O. LATE SAPON BARUAH RO BORIGAON DAKHIN KALABARI PS GAHPUR DIST BISWANATH ASSAM PIN 781002 4:SRI SMRITI BARUAH D/O. LATE SAPON BARUAH RO BORIGAON DAKHIN KALABARI PS GAHPUR DIST BISWANATH ASSAM PIN 781002 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT RUKMINIGAON P/S. DISPUR DIST. KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN-781002 5:MD ABDUL SATTAR S/O. ABDUL JALIL RO CHAMDHARA Page No.# 2/6 PS TEZPUR DIST SONITPUR ASSAM-784001 6:MD FIROJ KHAN S/O. LT. MANSUR KHAN RO BESSERIA MUSLIMGAON PS TEZPUR DIST SONITPUR ASSAM-78415 Advocate for the Petitioner : S CHOUDHURY, MR. R K BHATRA,A BIYANI Advocate for the Respondent : MR D MONDAL(R-1,2,4), Linked Case : RP(FAM.CT.)/0/0 NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD M G ROAD FORT MUMBAI 400001 AND NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL OFFICE AT LACHIT NAGAR GS ROAD GUWAHATI ASSAM VERSUS SMTI MINAKHI BORAH BARUAH RO BORIGAON DAKHIN KALABARI PS GAHPUR DIST BISWANATH ASSAM PIN 781002 2:SRI KOUSTAV BARUAH RO BORIGAON DAKHIN KALABARI PS GAHPUR DIST BISWANATH ASSAM PIN 781002 3:SMTI SHUBHADRA BARUAH RO BORIGAON DAKHIN KALABARI Page No.# 3/6 PS GAHPUR DIST BISWANATH ASSAM PIN 781002 4:SRI SMRITI BARUAH RO BORIGAON DAKHIN KALABARI PS GAHPUR DIST BISWANATH ASSAM PIN 781002 5:MD ABDUL SATTAR RO CHAMDHARA PS CHANDMARI DIST KAMRUP ASSAM 6:MD FIROJ KHAN RO BESSERIA MUSLIMGAON PS TEZPUR DIST SONITPUR ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MR SUNIL KUMAR CHAKMA Advocate for : appearing for SMTI MINAKHI BORAH BARUAH Linked Case : C.APPLN/0/0 NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD REGISTERD OFFICE GM ROAD FORT MUMBAI 400001 NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL OFFICE AT LACHIT NAGAR GS ROAD GUWAHATI ASSAM VERSUS SMTI MINAKHI BORAH BARUAH LATE SAPON BARUAH RO BORIGAON DAKHIN KALABARI PS GAHPUR DIST BISWANATH ASSAM PIN 784168 2:SRI KOUSTAV BARUAH LATE SAPON BARUAH Page No.# 4/6 RO BORIGAON DAKHIN KALABARI PS GAHPUR DIST BISWANATH ASSAM PIN 784168 3:SMTI SHUBHADRA BARUAH LATE SAPON BARUAH RO BORIGAON DAKHIN KALABARI PS GAHPUR DIST BISWANATH ASSAM PIN 784168 4:SRI SMRITI BARUAH LATE SAPON BARUAH RO BORIGAON DAKHIN KALABARI PS GAHPUR DIST BISWANATH ASSAM PIN 784168 5:MD ABDUL SATTAR RO CHAMDHARA PS TEZPUR DIST SONITPUR ASSAM 6:MD FIROJ KHAN RO BESSERIA MUSLIMGAON PS TEZPUR DIST SONITPUR ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MR SUNIL KUMAR CHAKMA Advocate for : appearing for SMTI MINAKHI BORAH BARUAH Page No.# 5/6 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA ORDER Date - 22.05.2026 1. Heard Ms. A. Biyani, the learned counsel for the applicant. 2. Also heard Mr. D. Mondal, the learned counsel appearing for the claimant/respondent. 3. This Interlocutory Application has been field by the applicant- Insurance Company praying for condonation of delay of 32 days in preferring the connected appeal whereby the judgment and award dated 26.05.2025 passed by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal No.2, Kamrup (Metro) in MAC Case No.2531/2018 has been impugned. 4. The learned counsel for the claimant/respondent submits that considering the short period of delay, he does not have any objection to the prayer made by the present applicant. 5. The notice to other respondent is, therefore, waived. 6. After going through the grounds stated in the Memo of the appeal in the instant Interlocutory Application, this Court is of the considered opinion that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause in approaching this Court within the prescribed period of limitation. 7. Accordingly, the period of 32 days in preferring the connected appeal is hereby condoned and this Interlocutory Application, is, allowed. Page No.# 6/6 8. The Registry is directed to register the connected MAC Appeal and list the same for admission after two weeks on a date to be fixed by the Registry. 9. The name of Mr. D. Mondal may be reflected as the cause list for claim/respondent, henceforth. JUDGE Comparing Assistant