Page No.# 1/4 GAHC040003362025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) (ITANAGAR BENCH) Case No. : IA(C)/67/2025 in WA No. 14/2025 All Arunachal Pradesh Elementary Teachers Associations and Anr represented by its President, Shri Pill Takur, Son of Late Pill Teni, permanent resident of Village Korli, PO Yazali, PS Yazali, District Lower Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh, Pin 791119. presently residing at P Sector, Itanagar, PO and PS Itnagar, District Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh, Pin 791111 2: Pill Takur (President) Age: Occupation : Son of Late Pill Teni permanent resident of village Korli PO Yazali PS Yazali Lower Subansiri District Arunachal Pradesh 791119 presently residing at P Sector Itanagar PO and PS Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh 79111 VERSUS The State of AP and 8 Ors represented by the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar, 791111 2:The Commissioner Finance Age: 0 Occupation : Department of Finance Govt of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 791111 3:The Finance Secretary Age: 0 Page No.# 2/4 Occupation : Department of Finance Govt of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 791111 4:The Secretary Education Age: 0 Occupation : Govt of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 791111 5:The Director of Secondary Education Age: 0 Occupation : Govt of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 791111 6:The Director of Elementary Education Age: 0 Occupation : Department of Education Govt of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 791111 7:The Under Secretary Age: 0 Occupation : Department of Education Govt of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 791111 8:The Director of Secondary Education Age: 0 Occupation : Department of Education Govt of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 791111 9:The Director of Elementary Education Age: 0 Occupation : Department of Education Page No.# 3/4 Govt of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 79111 Advocate for the Petitioner : Dusu Rillung, Advocate for the Respondent : GA (AP), SC (Education),Taba Tagum BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 07-05-2025 (M.R.Pathak, J) Heard Mr. A. K. Purkayastha, learned counsel for the applicants and Mr. Y. Riram, learned Government Advocate, Arunachal Pradesh for the opposite party Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Also heard Mr. T. Tagum, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department for the opposite party Nos. 4 to 8. 2. The applicants as petitioners, preferred a writ petition, being WP(C) No. 466(AP)/2022, that was disposed of by common judgment and order dated 09.01.2025, passed in WP(C) No. 466(AP)/2022 and WP(C) No. 151(AP)/2018. 3. Aggrieved by the said common judgment and order dated 09.01.2025, the petitioners of WP(C) No. 466(AP)/2022 as appellants have preferred the connected Writ Appeal No. 14(AP)/2025, with a delay of 24 days. 4. By this application, the applicants have prayed for condonation of delay of said 24 days in preferring the said writ appeal. 5. Heard the learned counsels for the parties. 6. We have found that the applicants could show sufficient reasons for the delay in preferring the connected appeal. Page No.# 4/4 7. As such, we condone the delay of said 24 days in preferring the connected appeal against the common judgment and order dated 09.01.2025, noted above. 8. Accordingly, this Interlocutory Application stands allowed. 9. As agreed by the learned counsels for the parties, the connected Writ Appeal No. 14(AP)/2025 be listed on 26.05.2025 along with Writ Appeal No. 13(AP)/2025. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant