Page No.# 1/6 GAHC010088672026 2026:GAU- AS:12088-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1727/2026 RUPESHWAR SAIKIA AND 8 ORS S/O LATE REWAI SAIKIA, VILL- NEW SALIA GAON, P.O.- SATRIA (GOTANGA), P.S.- PULIBAR, PIN-785006, NAME OF THE BOARD- JORHAT MUNICIPAL BOARD. 2: SUREN SARMA BHATTACHARJEE S/O LATE TILESHWAR VILL- MALOW ALI JORHAT P.O.- DHARGORA P.S.- PULIBOR PIN-785006 NAME OF THE BOARD- JORHAT MUNICIPAL BOARD. 3: TONGKESHWAR BORAH S/O LT. SONARAM VILL.- POCHIM KHUTIKOTIA KOLONGPAR PATH P.O.- SANSWA P.S.- SADAR (NAGAON) PIN- 782001 NAME OF THE BOARD- NAGAON MUNICIPAL BOARD. 4: SOFIQUR RAHMAN CHOUDHURY S/O LATE NAZI ALI CHOUDHURY VILL.- DORONGIAL P.O.- CHOKOLAGHAT P.S.- JURIA PIN-782124 NAME OF THE BOARD- NAGAON MUNICIPAL BOARD. 5: SMTI. MONI SAIKIA W/O PRODEEP SAIKIA VILL.- DORONGIAL Page No.# 2/6 P.O.- CHOKOLAGHAT P.S.- JURIA PIN-782124 NAME OF THE BOARD- NAGAON MUNICIPAL BOARD. 6: SMTI. PURNIMA BORAH W/O LATE SIBAPRASAD BORAH VILL.- NH- 37 KHUTOKOTIA P.O.- HOIBARGAON P.S.- HOIBARGAON PIN-782002 NAME OF THE BOARD- NAGAON MUNICIPAL BOARD. 7: PADMA KANTA SARMAH S/O LATE NADURAM SARMAH VILL.- MORIKOLONG BORGHAT P.O.- NAGAON P.S.- NAGAON PIN- 782001. 8: PRODEEP KR. PATHAK S/O LATE NOBIN CH. PATHAK VILL.- MADHYA MATUA KUSHI BARPETA W.NO.- 19 P.O.- BARPETA P.S.- BARPETA PIN-781301 NAME OF THE BOARD- BARPETA MUNICIPAL BOARD. 9: NONI GOLPAL RAJKHOWA S/O LATE GOJOT RAJKHOWA VILL.- LOKHOUJAN TINALI P.O.- LOKHOUJAN P.S.- BOKAKHAT PIN-785612 NAME OF THE BOARD- BOKAKHAT MUNICIPAL BOARD VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM AND 20 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR Page No.# 3/6 GUWAHATI-781006 3:THE COMMISSIONER TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 4:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 5:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 6:THE DIRECTOR FINANCE (ECONOMIC AFFAIRS) DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 7:THE JORHAT MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN A.T. ROAD MALOW ALI JORHAT ASSAM-785001 8:THE NAGAON MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN CHRISTIANPATTY NAGAON ASSAM-782001 9:THE BARPETA MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN BARPETA ROAD ASSAM-781315 10:THE BOKAKHAT MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN BOKAKHAT ASSAM-785612 11:THE MORIGAON MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN Page No.# 4/6 RAJAGAON ASSAM-782105 12:THE HOWLY TOWN COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN HOWLY ASSAM-781316 13:THE BARPETA ROAD MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN BARPETA ROAD ASSAM-781315 14:THE SIVASAGAR MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN SIVASAGAR ASSAM-785640 15:THE DIGBOI TOWN COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN DIGBOI ASSAM-786171 16:THE AMGURI MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN NATIONAL HIGHWAY 61 AMGURI ASSAM-785683 17:THE DERGAON MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN DERGAON ASSAM-785703 18:THE GOLAGHAT MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN BHOGA GAON ASSAM-785621 19:THE LAKHIMPUR MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN LAKHIMPUR ASSAM-787001 20:THE TEZPUR MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN MAHABHAIRAB TEZPUR Page No.# 5/6 ASSAM-784001 21:THE SONARI MUNICIPAL BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN SONARI ASSAM-78569 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR H RAHMAN, MS. S GOUR,MS. Z R MAJUMDAR,MS. S NATH,DR. P AGARWAL Advocate for the Respondent : SR, GA, ASSAM, MR. N M DUTTA(R8),SC, SIVASAGAR MUNICIPAL BOARD,SC, FINANCE,SC, P AND R.D. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 24-08-2026 (M. Zothankhuma, J) Heard Dr. P. Agarwal, learned counsel for the applicants, who submits that there is a delay of 30 days in preferring the writ appeal against the Judgment dated 07.02.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No.6067/2019. Mr. P. Nayak, learned Addl. A.G. for the State submits that he has got no objection to the delay being condoned. A perusal of the office note indicates that while service of notice upon the respondent Nos.8 & 9 is complete, there is no return of A/D card or unserved notice from the respondent Nos.7 & 10. However, no one appears for the respondent Nos.8 & 9. On considering the delay of 30 days which has been explained in Para 3 & 4 Page No.# 6/6 of the application, we find that sufficient cause for the delay has been made out. Accordingly, the delay of 30 days is condoned. The I.A. is accordingly allowed and disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant