Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010015372025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/150/2025 In WA No.13682/2024 (Filing Number) RAJDEEP RAJKHOWA S/O CHANDAN RAJKHOWA, RESIDENT OF OIL VALLEY GAS AGENCY, JYOTI NAGAR MAKUM JUNCTION, BONGALIGAON, DIST TINSUKIA, ASSAM 786170 VERSUS 1.SWAGATAM BORHAJOWAL AND 3 ORS S/O SRI NUMAL CHANDRA BORHAJOWAL, RESIDENT OF GELLAPUKHURI ROAD, PO AND PS AND DIST TINSUKIA, ASSAM 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE DISPUR GUWAHATI 06 3:THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE ASSAM HOUSEFED COMPLEX DISPURGUWAHATI 781006 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TINSUKIA ASSAM 78612 For the Applicant(s) : Mr. H. Buragohain, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. C. Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.1. : Mr. I. Borthakur, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 & 3. : Mr. N. Das, Govt. Advocate, Assam for respondent No.4. Page No.# 2/2 – BEFORE – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR 24.02.2025 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ) The matter comes upon for consideration of this Interlocutory Application preferred by the applicant under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, with a prayer to condone the delay of 20 days occasioned in preferring the connected writ appeal. Mr. C. Sharma, learned counsel puts in appearance on behalf of respondent No.1; Mr. I. Borthakur, learned counsel puts in appearance on behalf of respondent Nos.2 and 3, and Mr. N. Das, learned Government Advocate, Assam appears for respondent No.4. As the respondents are duly represented, service of notice is, therefore, complete. After hearing the learned counsel appearing for the parties and having gone through the contents of the Interlocutory Application, we deem it appropriate to condone the delay of 20 days occasioned in preferring the connected writ appeal. Hence, the Interlocutory Application is allowed and the delay of 20 days in preferring the connected writ appeal is condoned. Registry is directed to register the connected writ appeal and list the same before this Court for admission in the next week. .. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant