Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010189992026 2026:GAU-AS:12872 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3106/2026 CHAKRADHAR DEKA AND ANR. S/O- LATE BRAJANATH DEKA, R/O- VILL- BANGAON, P.OBANGAON, P.S- PATHSALA, DISTRICTBAJALI, ASSAM-781375 2: BIKASH SARMA S/O- SRI NARAYAN CHANDRA SARMA R/O- VILL. BAMUNDI P.O- BAMUNDI P.S.- SUALKUCHI DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM-78110 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND AND 3 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, HOME POLITICAL DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006. 2:THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT CHIEF OF ASSAM CO-OPERATION DEPARTMENT JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM COOPERATION DEPARTMENT ASSAM SECRETARIAT (CIVIL) DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 4:THE SECRETARY Page No.# 2/3 TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM COOPERATION DEPARTMENT BLOCK-C 4TH FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-78100 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 learned counsel who appears on behalf of the respondent Nos.1 to 4. 2. This is an application praying for condonation of delay of 122 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.5750/2024; WP(C)No.539/2025; WP(C)No.572/2025 and other connected writ petitions. 3. Taking into account that the applicant was earlier pursuing an appeal before Page No.# 3/3 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 122 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