Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010042572025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/694/2025 NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NEW ASSURANCE BUILDING 87, MG ROAD, MUMBAI, AND ONE OF THE REGIONAL OFFICE AT STAR CITY COMPLEX, 5TH FLOOR, LACHIT NAGAR, GUWAHATI-781005, NEAR HANUMAN MANDIR. VERSUS KANTI DEVI @ NITUMONI DEVI W/O. LT. JAIRAM SHAH, R/O. H/NO. E-45, VILL.- WAGUN-III, P/O. AND P/S. BORDUMSA, PIN-792056, DIST. CHANGLANG, ARUNACHAL PRADESH. 2:KRISHNA SHAH S/O. LT. JAIRAM SHAH R/O. H/NO. E-45 VILL.-WAGUN-III P/O. AND P/S. BORDUMSA PIN-792056 DIST. CHANGLANG ARUNACHAL PRADESH. 3:MINTU SHAH S/O. LT. JAIRAM SHAH R/O. H/NO. E-45 VILL.-WAGUN-III P/O. AND P/S. BORDUMSA PIN-792056 DIST. CHANGLANG ARUNACHAL PRADESH. 4:NABIN CHUTIA S/O. SRI. MONTU CHUTIA Page No.# 2/4 R/O. 1 NO. DOOMAR DOLLONG P/O. BAMUNBARI DIBRUGARH P/S. MORAN DIST. DIBRUGARG ASSAM PIN-786613 Advocate for the Petitioner : P GOSWAMI, MR. K K BHATTA Advocate for the Respondent : MR. S R GOGOI(R1,2,3), Linked Case : MACApp. No. 2491/2025 (Filing Number) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE Co Ltd Having its registered office at New Assurance Building 87 Mahatma Gandhi Road Mumbai and one of the Regional Offices at Star City Complex 5th Floor Lachit Nagar Guwahati- 781005 Near Hanuman Mandir VERSUS Smti Kanti Devi alias Nitumoni Devi Wife of-Late Jairam Shah Resident of House No- E-45 VillWagun-III P.O/P.S-Bordumsa Pin-792056 District-Changlang Arunachal Pradesh ------------ Advocate for : POOJA GOSWAMI Advocate for : appearing for Smti Kanti Devi alias Nitumoni Devi Linked Case : I.A. (Civil) No. 2495/2025 (Filing Number) Page No.# 3/4 NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD Having its registered office at New Assurance Building 87 Mahatma Gandhi Road Mumbai and one of the Regional Offices at Star City Complex 5th Floor Lachit Nagar Guwahati- 781005 Near Hanuman Mandir VERSUS Smti Kanti Devi ALIAS Nitumoni Devi Wife of-Late Jairam Shah Resident of House No- E-45 VillWagun-III P.O/P.S- Bordumsa Pin-792056 District-Changlang Arunachal Pradesh ------------ Advocate for : POOJA GOSWAMI Advocate for : appearing for Smti Kanti Devi ALIAS Nitumoni Devi BEFORE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE YARENJUNGLA LONGKUMER ORDER 07/08/2026 The instant application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, has been filed by the applicant/appellant, praying for condonation of delay of 53 days, in filing the connected appeal against the judgment & award dated 01.10.2024, passed by the learned Member, MACT, Margherita, in MACT Case No. 14/2020. 2. Heard Mr. K K Bhatta, learned counsel for the applicant/appellant and Mr. S R Gogoi, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3. 3. The Court has perused the application and finds that the main reasons for Page No.# 4/4 the delay have been set out at paragraph Nos.-3, 4 & 5 of the application. 4. This Court finds that the delay of 53 days has been sufficiently explained and therefore, the application is allowed and the delay of 53 days is condoned. 5. The Registry shall register the main appeal and list the same for admission on 26.08.2026. 6. The applicant/appellant shall supply a copy of the appeal memo on the learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 1, 2 & 3. 7. The Registry is also directed to reflect the name of Mr. S R Gogoi, as learned counsel, appearing for the respondent Nos. 1, 2 & 3 in the cause list. JUDGE Comparing Assistant