Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010178262026 2026:GAU- AS:13104-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3088/2026 ARUP KUMAR DEY AND 2 ORS. SON OF LATE MONMOTH KUMAR DEY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NOON NAGAR, P.O. - KATIRAIL, DISTRICT- CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN- 788804 2: SUNIT KUMAR GOGOI SON OF LATE PADMANATH GOGOI RESIDENT OF DIBRUGARH DEVELOPMENT AREA P.O.- DIBRUGARH DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786003 3: CHANDAN SARMA SON OF LATE MADAN SARMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BARKURIHA P.O.- BARKURIHA DISTRICT- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 78134 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE LEGAL REMEMBRANCER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT JANATA BHAWAN, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL M. G. ROAD GUWAHATI- 1 3:THE REGISTRAR GENERAL GAUHATI HIGH COURT Page No.# 2/4 M. G. ROAD GUWAHATI- 1 4:THE LEGAL REMEMBRANCER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 5:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM LABOUR WELFARE DEPARTMENT JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI- 6 6:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 7:THE PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E) ASSAM MAIDAMGAON BELTOLA GUWAHATI- 28 8:THE PRESIDING OFFICER INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL GUWAHATI KAMRUP (METRO) HENGERABARI GUWAHATI- 36 9:DILIP KUMAR DEVASARMA SON OF LATE HARESWAR SARMA RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 21 MEDHI PHUKAN PATH SHIV MANDIR LAKHIMI NAGAR HATIGAON CHARIALI GUWAHATI - 38 PRESENTLY WORKING AS REGISTRAR INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL GUWAHATI KAMRUP (METRO) HENGERABARI GUWAHATI- 3 Page No.# 3/4 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K M HALOI, MRS. BHANITA CHOUDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, GHC,SC, AG,SC, FINANCE BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 09.09.2026 (A.D. Choudhury, J) 1. We have heard Mr. K. M. Haloi, learned Advocate for the applicants. We have also heard Mr. H. K. Das, learned Standing Counsel, Gauhati High Court representing the respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 8; Mr. R. K. Talukdar, learned Standing Counsel, Accountant General, representing the respondent No. 7; Mr. U. Sharma, learned Government Advocate, Assam representing the respondent Nos. 1, 4 and 5 and Mr. A. Chaliha, learned Standing Counsel, Finance Department, Assam representing the respondent No. 6. 2. This Interlocutory Application has been filed for condonation of the delay of 57 days in filing the connected Writ Appeal against the Judgment & Order dated 22.05.2026 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 7066/2024. 3. Perused the averments made in the application. 4. After going through the averments made in the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicants/appellants for condoning the delay. Page No.# 4/4 5. Accordingly, the delay of 57 days in preferring the appeal is condoned and the Interlocutory Application stands allowed and disposed off. 6. Registry to process the connected appeal and, if the same is found defect-free, shall list the same under appropriate heading, preferably on 01.10.2026. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant