Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010186152026 2026:GAU- AS:13693-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3171/2026 THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06, DIST- KAMRUP M, ASSAM, PIN- 781006 2: THE CHIEF ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BUILDING CHANDMARI GUWAHATI ASSAM. PIN-781003 3: THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TINSUKIA DISTRICT TERRITORIAL BUILDING DIVISION TINSUKIA DISTRICT- TINSUKIA ASSAM. PIN78100 VERSUS DEEPAK THAPA SON OF RAJAN THAPA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BAJALTOLI, CIRCUIT HOUSE, TINSUKIA, P.S. TINSUKIA, DIST. TINSUKIA, ASSAM. PIN-786125 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R DHAR, Advocate for the Respondent : , Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 16-09-2026 (Arun Dev Choudhury, J) 1. We have heard Mr. D. Nath, learned counsel for the applicants/appellants and Mr. R. Bora, learned counsel for the sole respondent/opposite party. 2. The present Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicants/appellants seeking condonation of the delay of 11 days in preferring the connected Writ Appeal against the order dated 16.07.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No. 6825/2025. 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 of 11 days in preferring the connected appeal. 5. We, therefore, condone the delay. 6. The Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. 7. Registry to process the connected appeal and, if the same is found defect free, list it on 27.11.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Page No.# 3/3 Comparing Assistant