Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010287842025 2026:GAU-AS:10962-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1686/2026 THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006, ASSAM. 2: THE DIRECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA-78101 VERSUS DR SWARNAYOTI DAS AND ORS. W/O SRI DIGANTA DAS, R/O VILLAGE DARANGI CHUK, P.O. AND P.S. JORHAT, DISTRICT JORHAT, ASSAM, PIN 785001. 2:THE GOVERNING BODY SONARI COLLEGE REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN SONARI P/O. SONARI DIST. CHARAIDEO ASSAM PIN-785690 3:THE PRINCIPAL SONARI COLLEGE P/O. SONARI DIST. CHARAIDEO ASSAM PIN-78569 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K GOGOI, MR S DAS Advocate for the Respondent : MR K K MAHANTA (Sr. Advocate)(R1), MR. N BORAH(R2,3),MR S GAUTAM(R1),M PATHAK(R1),MR D K DAS(R1) Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 07.08.2026 (A.D. Choudhury, J) 1. We have heard Mr. K. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, Higher Education Department, Assam, for the applicants/appellants. We have also heard Mr. D. K. Das, learned Advocate for the respondent No. 1 and Mr. N. Borah, learned Advocate for the respondent Nos. 2 and 3. 2. This Interlocutory Application has been filed for condonation of the delay of 18 days in filing the connected Writ Appeal against the Judgment & Order dated 31.10.2025 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 4237/2022. 3. Perused the averments made in the application. 4. 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. 5. Accordingly, the delay of 18 days in preferring the appeal is condoned and the Interlocutory Application stands allowed and Page No.# 3/3 disposed off. 6. Registry to process the connected appeal and, if the same is found defect-free, shall list the same under appropriate heading, preferably on 22.09.2026. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant