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MRS. INDIRA RAJKHEWA AND 6 ORS. v. SMT. ARUNIMA BARUAH AND 4 ORS.

I.A.(Civil)/3053/2026 · 2026-09-01

Mridul Kumar Kalita

Transfer Petitionbody2026

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Page No.# 1/7 GAHC010174082026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3053/2026 MRS. INDIRA RAJKHEWA AND 6 ORS. DAUGHTER OF LATE DWARIKA NATH HAZARIKA, C/O SENTINEL BUILDING, SENTINEL NEWSPAPER, G.S ROAD, GUWAHATI- 781005. 2: MRS ANURUPA HAZARIKA WIFE OF LATE JIBA NATH HAZARIKA R/O NEAR ASSAM POLICE BATTALION GATE DERGAON DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.- 785703. 3: RUBUL HAZARIKA @ ARUNABH HAZARIKA SON OF LATE JIBA NATH HAZARIKA R/O NEAR ASSAM POLICE BATTALION GATE DERGAON DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.- 785703. 4: NITUL HAZARIKA @ BHASKAR HAZARIKA SON OF LATE JIBA NATH HAZARIKA R/O NEAR ASSAM POLICE BATTALION GATE DERGAON DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.- 785703. 5: ON THE DEATH OF LATE KASHI NATH HAZARIKA HIS LEGAL HEIRS NAMELY 5.1: SMTI. JULIE HAZARIKA W/O LATE KASHI NATH HAZARIKA RESIDENT OF H. NO. 7 UZANBAZAR JAHAZGHAAT STATE GUEST HOUSE ROAD GUWAHATI- 781001 Page No.# 2/7 5.2: SMTI. MILI HAZARIKA D/O LATE KASHI NATH HAZARIKA RESIDENT OF H. NO. 7 UZANBAZAR JAHAZGHAAT STATE GUEST HOUSE ROAD GUWAHATI- 781001 5.3: SMTI. POLI HAZARIKA D/O LATE KASHI NATH HAZARIKA RESIDENT OF H. NO. 7 UZANBAZAR JAHAZGHAAT STATE GUEST HOUSE ROAD GUWAHATI- 781001 5.4: AMARNATH HAZARIKA S/O LATE KASHI NATH HAZARIKA RESIDENT OF H. NO. 7 UZANBAZAR JAHAZGHAAT STATE GUEST HOUSE ROAD GUWAHATI- 781001 6: MRS. MRIDULA BALJEKAR D/O LATE DWARIKA NATH HAZARIKA R/O FLAT 4A RUKMINI RESIDENCY N.N. BARUAH ROAD RUKMINIGAON GUWAHATI- 781028. 7: ON THE DEATH OF LATE UTPOLA MUKHERJEE HER LEGAL HEIRS NAMELY 7.1: ROHAN MUKHERJEE S/O LATE UTPOLA MUKHERJEE RESIDENT OF E-016 ANANDLOK APARTMENT HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY MAYUR VIHAR PHASE-I NEW DELHI- 110091. 7.2: UTSA MUKHERJEE D/O LATE UTPOLA MUKHERJEE RESIDENT OF E-016 ANANDLOK APARTMENT HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY MAYUR VIHAR PHASE-I NEW DELHI- 110091 Page No.# 3/7 VERSUS SMT. ARUNIMA BARUAH AND 4 ORS. WIFE OF SRI PARAG KUMAR BARUA, R/O 6-A MSD FLAT MINTU ROAD COMPLEX, MINTU ROAD, NEW DELHI- 110002. 2:BUDDHA NATH HAZARIKA S/O LATE BIDYA NATH HAZARIKA R/O RADHAKRISHNA PRESS BENGENAKHOWA G.F. ROAD GOLAGHAT- 785621 ASSAM 3:DHUBRA NATH HAZARIKA S/O LATE BIDYA NATH HAZARIKA R/O RADHAKRISHNA PRESS BENGENAKHOWA G.F. ROAD GOLAGHAT-785 621 ASSAM. 4:DEBANGA NATH HAZARIKA S/O LATE BIDYA NATH HAZARIKA R/O RADHAKRISHNA PRESS BENGENAKHOWA G.F. ROAD GOLAGHAT-785 621 ASSAM. 5:HEMANGA NATH HAZARIKA S/O LATE BIDYA NATH HAZARIKA R/O KAVYANSH RESIDENCY S.K. BHUYAN ROAD DIGHALIPUKHURI GUWAHATI- 781001 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A M BARUAH, Advocate for the Respondent : MR. B D DEKA (FOR CAVEATOR), N GAUTAM(R1),MR. R J DAS(R1),MR. K N CHOUDHURY(R1),MR A BHATRA (FOR CAVEATOR),MR A DEKA (FOR CAVEATOR),N CHAUDHURY (FOR CAVEATOR),MR. M DAS (FOR CAVEATOR) Page No.# 4/7 Linked Case : W/0/0 MRS INDIRA RAJKHEWA DAUGHTER OF LATE DWARIKA NATH HAZARIKA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS C/O SENTINEL BUILDING NEWSPAPER G.S GUWAHATI- 781005. 2: MRS ANURUPA HAZARIKA WIFE OF LATE JIBA NATH HAZARIKA R/O- NEAR ASSAM POLICE BATTALION GATE DERGAON DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.- 785703. 3: MR RUBUL HAZARIKA ALIAS ARUNABH HAZARIKA SON OF LATE JIBA NATH HAZARIKA R/O- NEAR ASSAM POLICE BATTALIONGATE DERGAON PAGE 13 DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.- 785703 4: MR NITUL HAZARIKA ALIAS BHASKAR HAZARIKA SON OF LATE JIBA NATH HAZARIKA R/O- NEAR ASSAM POLICE BATTALION GATE DERGAON DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.-785703. 5: ON THE DEATH OF LATE KASHI NATH HAZARIKA HIS LEGAL HEI R/O RADHAKRISHNA PRESS BENGENAKHOWA GF ROAD GOLAGHAT- 785621 ASSAM 6: SMTI JULIE HAZARIKA W/O LATE KASHI NATH HAZARIKA. 7: SMTI MILI HAZARIKA D/O LATE KASHI NATH HAZARIKA. 8: SMTI POLI HAZARIKA D/O LATE KASHI NATH HAZARIKA. 9: AMARNATH HAZARIKA AMARNATH HAZARIKA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O LATE KASHI NATH HAZARIKA. ALL RESIDENTS OF H.NO-7 Page No.# 5/7 UZANBAZAR JAHAZGHAAT STATE GUEST HOUSE ROAD GUWAHATI-781001 10: MRS MRIDULA BALJEKAR D/O LATE DWARIKA NATH HAZARIKA R/O FLAT 4A RUKMINI RESIDENCY NN BARUAH ROAD RUKMINIGAON GUWAHATI-781028. 11: ON THE DEATH OF LATE UTPOLA MUKHERJEE HER LEGAL HEIRS RESIDENTS OF E-016 ANANDLOK APARTMENT HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY MAYUR VIHAR PHASE-I NEW DELHI110091. 12: ROHAN MUKHERJEE S/O LATE UTPOLA MUKHERJEE 13: UTSA MUKHERJEE D/O LATE UTPOLA MUKHERJEE ALL RESIDENTS OF E-016 ANANDLOK APARTMENT HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY MAYUR VIHAR PHASE-I NEW DELHI110091. VERSUS SMT ARUNIMA BARUAH WIFE OF SRI PARAG KUMAR BARUA R/O 6-A MSD FLAT MINTU ROAD COMPLEX MINTU ROAD NEW DELHI-110002. 2:SRI BUDDHA NATH HAZARIKA YEARS S/O LATE BIDYA NATH HAZARIKA R/O RADHAKRISHNA PRESS BENGENAKHOWA GF ROAD GOLAGHAT- 785621 ASSAM. 3:SRI DHUBRA NATH HAZARIKA S/O LATE BIDYA NATH HAZARIKA R/O RADHAKRISHNA PRESS BENGENAKHOWA GF ROAD GOLAGHAT- 785 621 ASSAM Page No.# 6/7 4:SRI DEBANGA NATH HAZARIKA S/O LATE BIDYA NATH HAZARIKA R/O RADHAKRISHNAPRESS BENGENAKHOWA GF ROAD GOLAGHAT- 785 621 ASSAM 5:SRI HEMANGA NATH HAZARIKA S/O LATE BIDYA NATH HAZARIKA R/O KAVYANSH RESIDENCY S.K. BHUYAN ROAD DIGHALIPUKHURI GUWAHATI-781001. ------------ Advocate for : MR ABHINANDAN BORUAH Advocate for : appearing for SMT ARUNIMA BARUAH BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA ORDER 02.09.2026 1. Heard Mr. A. M. Baruah, the learned for the applicant. Also heard Mr. R. J. Das, the learned counsel for the opposite party No. 1, who submits that he would be filing his Vakalatnama shortly. However, he submits that he does not have any objection if the delay of 12 days in preferring the connected Testamentary Appeal is condoned. 2. This application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act has been preferred by the applicants for condoning the delay of 12 days in filing the connected Testamentary Appeal, wherein the judgment and decree dated 31.03.2026 passed in Title Suit (L.A.) No. 1/2026 arising out of Misc. (Probate) Case No. 16/2009 is impugned. 3. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the opposite party, namely opposite party Nos. 2 to 5, did not contest the case before the Trial Court below and the suit proceeded ex-parte against Page No.# 7/7 them, and as such, he prays for waiving the notice to them in this interlocutory application. 4. The prayer is allowed. 5. The learned Counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant has stated the reasons for delay in paragraph Nos. 4 and 5 of the instant Interlocutory Application. 6. After considering the grounds stated in the instant Interlocutory Application as well as considering the fact that the opposite party No. 1, in whose favor the decree was passed by the Trial Court, is also not opposing the prayer for condonation of delay, this Interlocutory Application is allowed and the delay of 12 days in preferring the connected Testamentary Appeal is condoned. 7. The Registry is directed to register the connected Testamentary Appeal and list the same for admission after a week on a date to be fixed by it. 8. This Interlocutory Application is, accordingly, disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant