Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010145282026 2026:GAU-AS:10543-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2375/2026 SAURAV PRAN SHARMA S/O- SURESH CH. SHARMA, R/O- BARPETA ROAD, WARD NO 2, RAMKRISHNA CENTRE ROAD, P/O. BARPETA ROAD P.S. BARPETA ROAD, DISTRICT- BARPETA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, HOME AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM EXCISE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 3:THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM EXCISE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 4:THE JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM EXCISE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI78100 Advocate for the Petitioner : IMSENKALA, MR A CHOWDHURY,MS. B CHOWDHURY,MS. J CHETRY,MS M BORAH Page No.# 2/2 Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, EXCISE DEPTT. – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 31.07.2026 (Arun Dev Choudhury, J) This interlocutory application has been filed by the applicant seeking condonation of delay of 74 days in preferring the connected appeal against the judgment and order dated 01.04.2026, passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No.573/2025. We have heard Mr. A Chowdhury, learned senior counsel assisted by Ms. Imsenkala, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. N Kohli, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. A Roy, learned counsel appearing for the respondents. After going through the averments made in the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicants for condoning the delay of 74 days in preferring the connected appeal. We, therefore, condone the delay. The Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. The Registry to process the connected appeal and, if found defect free, list the same on 18.08.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant