Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010247222024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/754/2025 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 LILABATI DEVI GIRI AND 6 ORS W/O. LT. JALESHWAR GIRI, R/O. MANDAL BASTI JAGUN FOREST GAON, P/O. JAGUN, P/S. LEKHAPANI, DIST. TINSUKIA, ASSAM, PIN-786188. 2:BANDHANA GIRI D/O. LT. JALESHWAR GIRI R/O. MANDAL BASTI JAGUN FOREST GAON P/O. JAGUN P/S. LAKHAPANI DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786186. 3:CHABILAL GIRI S/O. LT. JALESHWAR GIRI R/O. MANDAL BASTI JAGUN FOREST GAON P/O. JAGUN P/S. LAKHAPANI DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786186. 4:RANI KUMARI GIRI S/O. LT. JALESHWAR GIRI Page No.# 2/4 R/O. MANDAL BASTI JAGUN FOREST GAON P/O. JAGUN P/S. LAKHAPANI DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786186. 5:NABIN CHUTIA S/O. SRI MONTU CHUTIA R/O. 1 NO. DOOMAR DOLLONG P/O. BAMUNBARI DIBRUGARH DIST. DIBRUGARH PIN-786613. 6:M/S FRIENDS TRANSPORT AND AGENCY REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI UMA SHANKAR SINGH R/O. WARD NO. 29 BEHORBARI BASISTHA P/O. BASISTHA P/S. DISPUR DIST. KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN-781029. 7:DEEP DEY S/O. ASHUTOSH DEY R/O. TIPONG TOWNSHIP P/O. TIPONG P/S. LAKHAPANI DIST. TINSUKIA PIN- 786179 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K K BHATTA, Advocate for the Respondent : MR. S R GOGOI(R1,2), Linked Case : MACApp. No. 13984/2024 (Filing Number) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD Page No.# 3/4 VERSUS LILABATI DEVI GIRI AND 6 ORS ------------ Advocate for : MR. K K BHATTA Advocate for : appearing for LILABATI DEVI GIRI AND 6 ORS Linked Case : I.A. (Civil) No. 13986/2024 (Filing Number) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VERSUS LILABATI DEVI GIRI AND 6 ORS ------------ Advocate for : MR. K K BHATTA Advocate for : appearing for LILABATI DEVI GIRI AND 6 ORS 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 07 days, in filing the connected appeal against the judgment & award dated 01.08.2024, passed by the learned Member, MACT, Margherita, in MACT Case No. 13/2020. Page No.# 4/4 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. 3. The Court has perused the application and finds that the main reasons for the delay have been set out at paragraph Nos.-3, 4 & 5 of the application. 4. This Court finds that the delay of 07 days has been sufficiently explained and therefore, the application is allowed and the delay of 07 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. 7. Registry is also directed to reflect the name of Mr. S R Gogoi, as learned counsel, appearing for the respondent Nos. 1 & 2 in the cause list. JUDGE Comparing Assistant