Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010008032025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/587/2025 THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. HAVING ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT GODREJ BUILDING, ULUBARI, GUWAHATI-07, ASSAM AND REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY MANAGER, GUWAHATI REGIONAL OFFICE, GUWAHATI-781007, ASSAM. VERSUS SANU LAMA AND ANR W/O. LT. SHYAM LAMA, R/O. CHARDUAR, P/O. AND P/S. CHARDUAR, DIST. SONITPUR, ASSAM. 2:SHIV KUMAR PANDEY S/O. D PANDEY R/O. C.K. DAS ROAD TEZPUR P/O. AND P/S. TEZPUR DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. J KALITA, Advocate for the Respondent : , Linked Case : THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Page No.# 2/3 VERSUS SANU LAMA AND ANR ------------ Advocate for : MR. J KALITA Advocate for : appearing for SANU LAMA AND ANR Linked Case : THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VERSUS SANU LAMA AND ANR ------------ Advocate for : MR. J KALITA Advocate for : appearing for SANU LAMA AND ANR BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER 03.03.2025 Learned counsel Mr. J. Kalita is present on behalf of the appellant/applicant, the insurance company, and has prayed for condonation of delay ex-parte, stating that there are reasonable grounds for condonation of delay. It is submitted that the certified copy of the Judgment and Order dated 27.08.2024, in connection with MAC Case No. 260/2013, was obtained by the Page No.# 3/3 engaged counsel on 19.09.2024 but the Regional Office received the copies after a delay which resulted in the final delay of seven days in filing the appeal. It is submitted that the delay was not intentional. As the formalities had to be undertaken, the delay was inevitable and unavoidable. I have considered the submissions at the Bar with circumspection. It appears that sufficient grounds have been projected by the learned counsel for the appellant/applicant. Thereby, delay of seven days is hereby condoned. Registry to register the connected appeal. JUDGE Comparing Assistant