Page No.# 1/9 GAHC010108592026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/2179/2026 MANASH PRATIM BARUAH AND 4 ORS S/O LATE KRISHNA KANTA BARUAH R/O VILL. KHUTIKATIA KOLONGPAR P.O. HAIBARGAON DIST. NAGAON ASSAM 782002 2: GIAS UDDIN AHMED S/O LATE GOFUR UDDIN MANDAL R/O VILL. HATSINGIMARI P.O. SOUTH SALMARA DIST. SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM. 3: ARUNAV JYOTI PHUKAN BHUYAN S/O LATE RAMA KANTA BHUYAN PRESENTLY RESIDING AT GANESHGURI GUWAHATI 6 DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM. 4: RANJIT KUMAR RAY S/O SRI RAM UDAGAR RAY R/O SIX MILE PANJABARI ROAD GUWAHATI 781022 DIST. KAMRUP M 5: MANJIT SAIKIA S/O LATE BROJENDRA SAIKIA R/O BISHNUJYOTI PATH Page No.# 2/9 HATIGAON GUWAHATI P.S. HATIGAON P.O. HATIGAON DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM. PIN 781038 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 36 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI 06 ASSAM. 2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM HOME AND POLITICAL DEPTT. ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI 06 ASSAM. 3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY PERSONAL DEPTT. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI 06 ASSAM. 4:THE ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY THE SECY. OF THE COMMISSION. 5:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE DGP ASSAM POLICE ASSAM POLICE HEADQUATER ULUBARI GUWAHATI 781007 6:PRIYANKA DEKA W/O SRI BIKASH TALUKDAR R/O BARKURIHA VILL. NEAR GOPINATH MANDIR MOROWA KAMALPUR ROAD P.O. NALBARI P.S. NALBARI DIST. NALBARI ASSAM 781348 7:WAHIDA BEGUM Page No.# 3/9 D/O IBRAHIM ALI R/O ECSTASY APARTMENT FLAT NO 5 C2 LAKHIMI NAGAR HATIGAON P.S. DISPUR ASSAM 781038 8:AOICHARJYA JIBON BARUAH S/O APURBA JIBON BARUAH R/O HOUSE NO 13 ABC TARUN NAGAR OPP SWADESHI ACADEMY GUWAHATI P.O. DISPUR DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM 781005 9:DHRUBAJYOTI HATIBARUAH S/O ARUN HATIBARUAH R/O VILL. SEUJI PATHAR P.O. MACHKHOWA P.S. DHEMAJI DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM 787058 10:NANDINI KAKATI D/O LATE RIPUNJOY KAKATI R/O 2G GHAR ENCLAVE JAYANAGAR GUWAHATI 22 DIST. KAMRUP M 11:SAURAV PRAN SHARMA S/O SURESH CH. SHARMA R/O BARPETA ROAD WARD NO 2 RAMAKIRSHNA CENTRE ROAD P.O. BARPETA ROAD P.S. AND DIST. BARPETA ASSAM 781315 12:HITESH MAZUMDAR S/O LATE ANANGA MOHAN MAZUMDAR R/O C/O BHAGABAN CH. DAS NO 2 MATHGHARIA MOTHER TERESA ROAD NEAR SAI APARTMENT P.O. NOONMATI P.S. NOONMATI ASSAM 781020 Page No.# 4/9 13:BIKASH SARMA S/O SRI NARAYAN CHANDRA SARMA R/O VILL. BAMUNDI P.O. BAMUNDI P.S. SUALKUCHI DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM 781103 14:RITURAJ DOLEY S/O RANJIT KUMAR DOLEY R/O HOUSE NO 9 CHACHAL SIXMILE P.S. DISPUR DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM PIN 781022 15:NILANJAL GOGOI S/O LATE GANGA DHAR GOGOI R/O FLAT NO 2H CENTURY APARTMENT GANESHGURI G.S. ROAD NEAR KAR BHAVAN ASSAM SACHIVALAYA DISPUR KAMRUP M 781006 16:RAKESH DAS S/O BHAGABAN DAS R/O H. NO 45 6TH MILE SASAL MANIMUGDHA NAGAR P.O. KHANAPARA P.S. DISPUR DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM 781022 17:KALYAN KUMAR DAS S/O BINANDI DAS R/O GAROBASTI BEHIND GANESH MANDIR 8TH MILE P.O. AMERIGOG P.S. BASISTHA DIST. KAMRUP M 18:RUMIR TIMUNGPI D/O MONGAL SING TIMUNG R/O WARD NO 6 HOUSE NO 149 P.O. DIPHU DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PION 782460 19:JAYANTA DOLEY Page No.# 5/9 S/O LOLSING DOLEY R/O HOUSE NO 115 SUSHILA PATH KAINADHARA UDAYNAGAR KANAPARA GUWAHATI 781022 20:MD FARUK AHMED S/O LATE MAFIJUDDIN AHMED R/O SHOTKHIL VILL P.O. MORANJANA P.S. RANGIA DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM 78135645 21:AKASHEE DUWARAH D/O HIRANYA KUMAR DUWARAH R/O HOUSE NO 1041 WARD NO 12 KB ROAD P.O. NORTH LAKHIMPUR P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 787001 22:SUKANYA DAS W/O MR. KRISHNA BORDEURI R/O BY LANE NO 03 GORCHUK CHARIALI DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM PIN 781035 23:PUSHKAL GOGOI S/O LATE PRADIP GOGOI R/O NO 2 MIRIHULA VILL. P.O. MORANHAT P.S. MORANHAT DIST. DIBRUGARH ASSAM 785670 24:DIPANKAR DUTTA LAHKAR R/O HOUSE NO 6 LAKSHMIPATH RUPNAGAR GUWAHATI INDRAPUR BHANGAGARH KAMRUP M ASSAM. 25:KULA PRADIP BHATTRACHARYYA S/O HEMANTA BHATTACHARYYA R/O HOUSE NO SEVEN UDYAN PATH TRIPURA ROAD BELTOLA GUWAHATI DIST. KAMRUP M Page No.# 6/9 ASSAM 781028 KAMRUP M ASSAM. 26:NITU MANI DAS S/O SRI RAMANI MOHAN DAS R/O FATASHIL AMBARI A.K. DEV ROAD NEAR TULA FACTORY GUWAHATI 781025 27:CHAKRADHAR DEKA S/O LATE BRAJANTH DEKA R/O BANGAON P.O. BANGAON P.S. PATHSALA DIST. BAJALI ASSAM 781375 28:ASEEMA KALITA D/O MADAN KALITA R/O H.NO 3 PRABHAT BARMAN PATH JATIA KAHILIPARA P.O. ASSAM SACHIBALAYA DISPUR KAMRUP M ASSAM PIN 781006 29:SAJAHAN SARKAR S/O LATE GOLAM SARWAR SARKAR R/O HOUSE NO 3 BYE LANE NO 2 KAILASH NAGAR BHETAPARA ROAD HATIGAON GUWAHATI 781038 30:DR HITESH MAJUMDAR S/O SRI BHAGABAN CH DAS R/O HOUSE NO 2 MATHGHARIA MOTHER TERESSA ROAD NOONMATI GUWAHATI 781020 31:GITTARTHA BARUAH S/O LATE HEM BARUAH R/O BAKUL PATH GAJAPATI VILA NEAR NH 37 P.S. JALUKBARI DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM PIN 781013 32:NABANITA SHARMA W/O RANDHIR GOSWAMI Page No.# 7/9 R/O HOUSE NO 4 BYE LANE 6 ZOO ROAD TINIALI HRIDAY RANJAN PATH P.S. GEETANAGAR DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM 781003 33:ANAL JYOTI DAS S/O BINAY KUMAR DAS R/O VILL. SANTINAGAR P.O. BALADMARI P.S. GOALPARA DIST. GOALPARA 34:DHIRAJ KUMAR JAIN S/O PAWAN KUMAR JAIN C/O PAWAN KUMAR JAIN VILL. BIJOYNAGAR P.S. PALASHBARI DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM 78112 35:AMIT RAJ CHOUDHURY S/O PARESH CHOUDHURY R/O NABADAY APARTMENT 2D SINAKI PATH MOTHER TERESA ROAD P.S. GEETANAGAR DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM PIN 781024 36:BICHITRA GOPAL NATH S/O SRI KHAGENDRA NATH R/O VILL. RANGACHAHI UNDER P.S. JENGRAIMUKH DIST. MAJULI ASSAM 785104 37:MRIDUL HAZARIKA S/O HEMKANTA HAZARIKA R/O HOUSE NO 13 BHASKAR NAGAR ZOO ROAD BYE LANE 2 BAMUNIMAIDAM GEETANAGAR KAMRUP M ASSAM 781021 ------------ Advocate for : MR S BORTHAKUR SR. ADV. Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 36 ORS Page No.# 8/9 For the appellant/petitioner(s) : Mr. S. Borthakur, Sr. Advocate Mr. Devabrata Saikia, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Ms. B. Choudhury, Advocate Ms. J. Chetry, Advocate –B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 18.08.2026 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) We have heard Mr. S. Borthakur, learned senior Advocate for the applicants/appellants, and Ms. B. Choudhury, learned Advocate for the respondents No. 6 to 37, and Mr. D. Nath, learned senior Government Advocate appearing for the respondents No. 1, 2, 3 and 5. This Interlocutory Application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 has been filed by the applicants seeking conodonation of the delay of 27 days in preferring an appeal against a common judgment dated 01.04.2026, passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 5862/2024 and WP(C) No. 6439/2024. Having considered the averments made in the application as also the submissions made by the learned Advocate for the applicants, we are of the view that with the causes assigned in the application, the applicants have made out a good ground for condoning the delay. Accordingly, the delay of 27 days in preferring the appeal is condoned. It appears that the appeal has already been filed, but it is yet to be Page No.# 9/9 registered. Let the appeal be processed and, if found defect-free, be registered and listed for consideration on 10.11.2026. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant