Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010047582025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/985/2025 ON THE DEATH OF APPELLANT RAMA RANJAN CHANDA, HIS LEGAL HEIRS SMTI RITA RANI CHANDA, W/O KOUSHIK CHANDA,RESIDENT OF VILLAGE/ TOWN CHANDPUR, PS CHURAIBARI SUB DIVISION DHARMANAGAR, DIST NORTH TRIPURA, 799262 2: SRI SUBODH CHANDA S/O LATE RAMA RANJAN CHANDA RESIDENT OF DHALCHARA PART I PS BORKHOLA SUB DIVISION SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 3: SMTI SUMITA CHANDA D/O LATE RAMA RANJAN CHANDA RESIDENT OF DHALCHARA PART I PS BORKHOLA SUB DIVISION SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 4: SRI SUJIT CHANDA S/O LATE RAMA RANJAN CHANDA RESIDENT OF DHALCHARA PART I PS BORKHOLA SUB DIVISION SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 5: SMTI NAMITA SARKAR Page No.# 2/5 D/O LATE RAMA RANJAN CHANDA RESIDENT OF DHALCHARA PART I PS BORKHOLA SUB DIVISION SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSA VERSUS SRI SUDIP DEY, S/O LATE RAMESH CHANDRA DEY, RESIDENT OF DUBA BEEL, P.O- ALIPORE T.E P.O.AND PS-LAKHIPUR DISTRICT- CACHAR 2:SRI DILIP DEY S/O LATE RAMESH CHANDRA DEY RESIDENT OF DUBA BEEL P.O- ALIPORE T.E P.O.AND PS-LAKHIPUR DISTRICT- CACHAR 3:SRI AJIT DEY RESIDENT OF DUBA BEEL P.O- ALIPORE T.E P.O.AND PS-LAKHIPUR DISTRICT- CACHAR 4:SMTI SANTILOTA DATTA W/O LATE HARMOHAN DATTA RESIDENT OF DHALCHERRA GRANT (NILCHARA) PO JAROILTOLA PH. PS BORKHOLA DIST CACHAR ASSAM 5:SHRI SITANGSHU DATTA S/O LATE HARMOHAN DATTA RESIDENT OF DHALCHERRA GRANT (NILCHARA) PO JAROILTOLA PH. PS BORKHOLA DIST CACHAR ASSAM 6:SRI HARAN DATTA S/O LATE HARMOHAN DATTA Page No.# 3/5 RESIDENT OF DHALCHERRA GRANT (NILCHARA) PO JAROILTOLA PH. PS BORKHOLA DIST CACHAR ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. A DAS, MS. P CHAKRABORTY Advocate for the Respondent : MR G N SAHEWALLA, MR. U DUTTA,MR D SENAPATI,MD ASLAM In Case : RSA/255/2010 RAMA RANJAN CHANDA S/O LT. MONARAM CHANDA R/O DHALCHERRA GRANT NILCHARA P.O. JAROITLTOLA PH. and P.S. BORKHOLA DIST. CACHAR ASSAM. VERSUS SUDIP DEY and 5 ORS 2:SHRI DILIP DEY S/O LT. RAMESH CHANDRA DEY 3:SHRI AJIT DEY ALL ARE R/O DUBA BEEL P.O. ALIPORE T.E. PH. and P.S. LAKHIPUR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM. 4:SMTI SANTILOTA DATTA W/O LT. HARMOHAN DATTA 5:STRUCK OFF Page No.# 4/5 VIDE HON'BLE COURTS' ORDER DATED 01.04.2024 PASSED IN RSA 255/2010 6:SHRI HARAN DATTA S/O LT. HARMOHAN DATTA ALL ARE R/O DHALCHERRA GRANT NILCHARA P.O. JAROILTALA PH. and P.S. BORKHOLA DIST. CACHAR ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MS.G DEKA Advocate for : MR.D SENAPATI appearing for SUDIP DEY and 5 ORS WITH Case : RSA/255/2010 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA ORDER 21.04.2025 1. Heard Ms. A. Das, the learned counsel for the applicants. Also heard Ms. S. Todi, the learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 has been preferred by the applicants for condoning the delay of 3158 days in filing the application for setting aside of abatement of the appeal on the death of the sole appellant Rama Ranjan Chanda. 3. The learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that the present applicants, who are the legal heirs of the deceased appellant of RSA No. 255/2010, came to know about the pendency of the connected regular second appeal only in the year 2025. 4. It is also submitted that the engaged counsel for the deceased Page No.# 5/5 appellant also came to know about the death of the appellant when submission to that effect was made by the counsel for the respondent before this Court. 5. The learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that the applicants have stated the cause for delay in paragraph No. 8 of the instant application. 6. On the other hand, considering the statement made in the petition, the learned counsel for the respondents has not objected to the prayer for condoning the delay. 7. After considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for both the parties, as well as the grounds stated in the condonation of delay application by the applicants, this Court is of the considered opinion that the delay of 3158 days has been sufficiently explained and therefore, the same is hereby condoned. 8. This Interlocutory Application is accordingly allowed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant