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NANDINI KAKATI AND 12 ORS. v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS.

I.A.(Civil)/3115/2026 · 2026-09-02

Devashis Baruah

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Page No.# 1/9 GAHC010190152026 2026:GAU-AS:12875 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3115/2026 NANDINI KAKATI AND 12 ORS. D/O RIPUNJAY KAKATI, R/O FLAT NO 27, BLOCK D, SASHIKUNG APARTMENT, SURVEY, BELTOLA ROAD, PS- HATIGAON, DIST- KAMRUP METRO, ASSAM 2: AOICHARJYA JIBON BARUAH S/O APURBA JIBON BARUAH R/O. HOUSE NO.13 ABC TARUN NAGAR OPP. SWADESHI ACADEMY GUWAHAI P.O. DISPUR DISTRICT KAMRUP M ASSAM-781005 3: KULA PRADIP BHATTACHARYYA S/O HEMANTA BHATTACHARYYA R/O. HOUSE NO 7 UDAYANPATH 2 TRIPURA ROAD BELTOLA PS-BASISTHA DIST- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM 4: RUMIR TIMUNGPI S/O MANGAL SING TIMUNG R/O RANG MAHAL WARD NO 6 PS-DIPHU DISTKARBI ANGLONG ASSAM Page No.# 2/9 5: FARUK AHMED S/O LATE MAFIJUDDIN AHMED VILL. SHOTKHIL PO- MORANJANA PS. RANGIA DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM 6: KALYAN KUMAR DAS S/O BINANDI DAS R/O GARO BASTI 8TH MILE BACK SIDE OF GANESH MANDIR KHANAPARA PS.- BASISTHA DIST- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM 7: ANAL JYOTI DAS S/O BINAY KUMAR DAS R/O VILLSANTINAGAR PO- BALADMARI PS AND DIST- GOALPARA ASSAM 8: SUKANYA DAS W/O MR. KRISHNA BORDEURI R/O BYLANE NO.3 GORCHUK CHARIALI DISTRICT KAMRUP M ASSAM PIN-781035 9: PUSKAL GOGOI S/O LATE PRADIP GOGOI R/O. 2 NO. MIRIHULA VILLAGE MORANHAT DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-785670 10: SAJAHAN SARKAR S/O. LT. LATE GOAM SARWAR SARKAR R/O. HOUSE NO.3 BYE LANE NO.2 KAILASH NAGAR Page No.# 3/9 BHETAPARA ROAD HATIGAON GUWAHAI-781038 11: DIPANKAR DUTTA LAHKAR HOUSE NO.6 LAKSHMIPATH RUPNAGAR GUWAHATI INDRAPUR BHANGAGARH KAMRUP METRO ASSAM 12: NITU MANI DAS S/O SRI RAMANI MOHAN DAS R/O. FATASHIL AMBARI A.K. DEV ROAD NEAR TULA FACTORY GUWAHATI781025 13: NILANJAL GOGOI S/O- LATE GANGA DHAR GOGOI R/O- FLAT NO. 2H CENTURY APARTMENT GANESHGURI G S ROAD NEAR KAR BHAVAN PO-ASSAM SACHIVALAYA PS- DISPUR DISTRICT- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM-781006 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO TH GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, HOME POLITICAL DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HOME A AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 3:THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HOME A AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT Page No.# 4/9 DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 RESPONDENTS 4:NABANITA SHARMA W/O RANDHIR GOSWAMI R/O HOUSE NO.4 BYE LANE NO.6 ZOO ROAD TINIALI HRIDAY RANJAN PATH P.O. GEETANAGAR DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM-781003 5:AMIT RAJ CHOUDHURY S/O. PARESH CHOUDHARY R/O NABADAY APARTMENT-2D SINAKI PATH MOTHER TERESA GUWAHATI -24 6:ASSEMA KALITA D/O MADAN KALITA R/O H. NO.3 PRABHAT BARMAN PATH JATIA KAHILIPARA P.O. ASSAM SACHIBALAYA DISPUR DISTRICT KAMRUP M ASSAM-781022 7:RITURAJ DOLEY S/O RANJIT KUMAR DOLEY R/O. HOUSE NO.9 CHACHAL SIXMILE P.S. DISPUR DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM-781022 .PROFORMA RESPONDENT Advocate for the Petitioner : IMSENKALA, MS. P GOGOI,L TONGER,MS M BORAH,MS. J CHETRY,MS. B CHOWDHURY,MR A CHOWDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, Linked Case : CS/0/0 Page No.# 5/9 NANDINI KAKATI D/O RIPUNJAY KAKATI R/O FLAT NO 27 BLOCK D SASHIKUNG APARTMENT SURVEY BELTOLA ROAD PSHATIGAON DIST- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM 2: AOICHARJYA JIBON BARUAH S/O APURBA JIBON BARUAH R/O. HOUSE NO.13 ABC TARUN NAGAR OPP. SWADESHI ACADEMY GUWAHAI P.O. DISPUR DISTRICT KAMRUP M ASSAM-781005 3: KULA PRADIP BHATTACHARYYA S/O HEMANTA BHATTACHARYYA R/O. HOUSE NO 7 UDAYANPATH 2 TRIPURA ROAD BELTOLA PS-BASISTHA DIST- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM 4: RUMIR TIMUNGPI S/O MANGAL SING TIMUNG R/O RANG MAHAL WARD NO 6 PS-DIPHU DISTKARBI ANGLONG ASSAM 5: FARUK AHMED S/O LATE MAFIJUDDIN AHMED VILLSHOTKHIL PO- MORANJANA PSRANGIA DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM 6: KALYAN KUMAR DAS S/O BINANDI DAS R/O GARO BASTI 8TH MILE Page No.# 6/9 BACK SIDE OF GANESH MANDIR KHANAPARA PSBASISTHA DIST- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM 7: ANAL JYOTI DAS S/O BINAY KUMAR DAS R/O VILLSANTINAGAR PO- BALADMARI PS DIST- GOALPARA ASSAM 8: SUKANYA DAS W/O MR. KRISHNA BORDEURI R/O BYLANE NO.3 GORCHUK CHARIALI DISTRICT KAMRUP M ASSAM PIN-781035 9: PUSKAL GOGOI S/O LATE PRADIP GOGOI R/O. 2 NO. MIRIHULA VILLAGE MORANHAT DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-785670 10: SAJAHAN SARKAR LATE GOAM SARWAR SARKAR R/O. HOUSE NO.3 BYE LANE NO.2 KAILASH NAGAR BHETAPARA ROAD HATIGAON GUWAHAI-781038 11: DIPANKAR DUTTA LAHKAR HOUSE NO.6 LAKSHMIPATH RUPNAGAR GUWAHATI INDRAPUR BHANGAGARH KAMRUP METRO ASSAM 12: NITU MANI DAS Page No.# 7/9 S/O SRI RAMANI MOHAN DAS R/O. FATASHIL AMBARI A.K. DEV ROAD NEAR TULA FACTORY GUWAHATI781025 13: NILANJAL GOGOI S/O- LATE GANGA DHAR GOGOI R/O- FLAT NO. 2H CENTURY APARTMENT GANESHGURI G S ROAD NEAR KAR BHAVAN PO-ASSAM SACHIVALAYA PS- DISPUR DISTRICTKAMRUP METRO ASSAM-781006. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO TH GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HOME POLITICAL DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HOME A AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI781006. 3:THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HOME A AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI781006 RESPONDENTS 4:NABANITA SHARMA W/O RANDHIR GOSWAMI R/O HOUSE NO.4 BYE LANE NO.6 ZOO ROAD TINIALI HRIDAY RANJAN PATH P.O. GEETANAGAR DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM-781003 5:AMIT RAJ CHOUDHURY S/O PARESH CHOUDHARY R/O NABADAY APARTMENT-2D Page No.# 8/9 SINAKI PATH MOTHER TERESA GUWAHATI -24 6:ASSEMA KALITA D/O MADAN KALITA R/O H. NO.3 PRABHAT BARMAN PATH JATIA KAHILIPARA P.O. ASSAM SACHIBALAYA DISPUR DISTRICT KAMRUP M ASSAM-781022 7:RITURAJ DOLEY S/O RANJIT KUMAR DOLEY R/O. HOUSE NO.9 CHACHAL SIXMILE P.S. DISPUR DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM-781022 .PROFORMA RESPONDENTS ------------ Advocate for the applicant(s): Mr. A Chowdhury, Senior Advocate Ms. M Borah Advocate for the respondent(s): Mr. N Kohli Senior Advocate Mr. A Roy For respondent Nos.1 to 4 B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER 03.09.2026 Heard Mr. A Chowdhury, the learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. M Borah, the learned appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Also heard Mr. N Kohli, the learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr. A Roy, the Page No.# 9/9 learned counsel who appears on behalf of the respondent Nos.1 to 4. 2. This is an application praying for condonation of delay of 121 days in preferring the accompanying review petition filed seeking review of the common judgment and order dated 01.04.2026 passed in WP(C)No.5770/2024; WP(C)No.532/2025; and other connected writ petitions. 3. Taking into account that the applicant was earlier pursuing an appeal before the learned Division Bench of this Court and thereupon leave being granted, the Petitioner has approached this Court by filing a review petition, it is the opinion of this Court that the grounds mentioned in the present application, more particularly, at paragraph Nos. 4 and 5 constitute sufficient cause within the meaning of the Limitation Act, 1963. 4. Accordingly, this Court condones the delay of 121 days in preferring the Review Petition, for which, the instant application stands allowed. 5. The Registry shall register the accompanying review petition and thereupon list the Review Petition. 6. Accordingly, list the Review Petition on 13.10.2026. JUDGE Comparing Assistant