Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010030032025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1517/2025 THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS. REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPTT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, DISPUR, GHY- 781006. 2: THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTRY EUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-781019. 3: THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER SRIBHUMI ASSAM VERSUS SALEK AHMED AND 19 ORS. S/O- MATASIM ALI, R/O- VILL- KESHARKAPON, P.O- DHARAKUNA, DIST- KARIMGANJ, ASSAM, PIN- 788712 2:TAHER AHMED TALUKDAR S/O. NURUL HOQUE TALUKDAR R/O. VILL.- AND P/O. RATABARI DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 3:AMRUL HAQUE S/O. ABDUL MATLIB R/O. VILL.- ATANAGAR P/O. BAZARGHAT DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788733. 4:SAHINUL ISLAM BARBHUIYA Page No.# 2/5 S/O. RAHMAT ALI BARBHUIYA R/O. VILL.- GARMURA P/O.GARMURA DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM. 5:MUKTADIR HUSSAIN S/O. ARJOMOND ALI R/O. VILL. AND P/O. RATABARI DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788735. 6:FAYSAL AHMED S/O. ASHRAF HUSSAIN R/O. VILL. AND P/O. RATABARI DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788735. 7:ALTAF HUSSAIN S/O. LT. ABDUL LATIF R/O. VILL.- MANIKGANJ P/O. MANIKGANJ DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 8:ASAB UDDIN R/O. MANUHAR ALI R/O. VILL.- KADAIRGOOL P/O. GULCHERRA IST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 9:SHERENABEGUM LASKAR D/O. FAIZUL HOQUE LASKAR R/O. VILL.- KESHARKAPON P/O. DHARAKUNA DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788712. 10:MALIK AHMED S/O. MATASIM ALI R/O. VILL.- KESHARKAPON P/O. DHARAKUNA DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM Page No.# 3/5 PIN-788712. 11:KAMAL UDDIN S/O. LT. ALA UDDIN R/O. VILL.- VERARPATTA P/O. NILAMBAZAR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788722. 12:NEHARA BEGUM W/O. NOOR UDDIN R/O. VILL.- AND P/O. NILAMBAZAR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788712. 13:MOKBUL ALI S/O. LT. AYUB ALI R/O. VILL.- PATTAGRAM P/O. DUHALIA DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 14:DEGUM HAMIDA CHOUDHURY D/O. ABDUS SHAQHID CHOUDHURY R/O. VILL.- JABDA P/O. MANIKGANJ DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 15:SRIKANTA ROY S/O. SRI RANJIT KUMAR ROY R/O. VILL.- PADMARPAR P/O. GIRISHGANJ DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 16:MUJIA BEGOM D/O. TAHIR ALI R/O. VILL.- DUBAKHAL KARIBARI P/O. KAYASTRAGRAM DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 17:ASIA BEGUM W/O. MUSLEH AHMED CHOUDHURY R/O. VILL.- LATASHAIL Page No.# 4/5 P/O. LAKHIBAZAR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 18:QUTUB UDDIN S/O. SUNA MIA R/O. VILL.- PATIALA P/O. PECHALA DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-78873. 19:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER KARIMGANJ ASSAM 20:SABRA SIKSHA ABHIYAN ASSAM. REP. BY ITS MISSION DIRECTOR KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781019 For the applicants : Mr. N.J. Khataniar, Advocate For the respondents : Mr. M.H. Laskar, Advocate for Respondent Nos.1, 2, 3, 6 to 18 Ms. R.B. Bora, Jr. Govt. Advocate, Assam – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 17-09-2025 (Ashutosh Kumar, C.J.) This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicants/ appellants seeking condonation of delay of 385 days in preferring the connected appeal against the order dated 04.12.2023 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No.789/2022. Page No.# 5/5 We have heard Mr. N.J. Khataniar, learned Advocate for the applicants/appellants and Mr. M.H. Laskar, learned Advocate for the respondent Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6 to 18. After going through the averments made in the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicants/appellants for condoning the delay of 385 days in preferring the connected appeal. We, therefore, condone the delay. The Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. The Registry to process the appeal and list the same on 30.10.2025 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant