Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010058322025 2026:GAU-AS:15335-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1295/2025 THE UCO BANK AND 7 ORS HEAD OFFICE AT 10BTM SARANI, (BRABOURNE ROAD), KOLKATA 1 2: THE GENERAL MANAGER UCO BANK PRESONAL DEPTT. 12 OLD COURT HOUSE STREET KOLKATA WEST BENGAL-1 3: THE DY. GENERAL MANAGER UCO BANK PERSONAL DEPTT. 12 OLD COURT HOUSE STREET KOLKATA WEST BENGAL-1 4: THE CIRCLE HEAD N.E. CIRCLE UCO BANK SILPUKHURI P.O. SILPUKHURI GUWAHATI ASSAM 781003 5: THE ZONAL MANAGER UCO BANK SILPUKHURI P.O. SILPUKHURI GUWAHATI Page No.# 2/4 ASSAM 781003 6: THE MANAGER UCO BANK DIBRUGARH BRANCH R.K. BORDOLOI PATH THANACHARALI P.O. DIBRUGARH ASSAM 786001 7: THE CHIEF MANAGER UCO BANK BHUBENESWAR ZONAL OFFICE UCO BANK BUILDING 3RD FLOOR C-2 ASHOK NAGAR UNIT II BHUBENESWAR 09 8: THE CHIEF MANAGER UCO BANK HALDIA BRANCH SUPER MARKET BUILDING P.O. DURGACHAK PUBRO MEDINIPUR WEST BENGAL 7216 VERSUS SAMSUL ISLAM S/O LT. ABDUR RAHIM, R/O GRAHAM BAZAR, DIBRUGARH, P.O. AND DIST. DIBRUGARH, ASSAM 786001 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M SHARMA, MS. S YASMIN,MR H K SARMA,MR P AGARWAL Advocate for the Respondent : K RAHMAN, MR. SAIDUL ALOM Page No.# 3/4 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER Date : 12.10.2026 (K.R. Surana, J) Heard Mr. M. Sharma, learned counsel for the applicants. 2. Mr. K. Rahman, learned counsel for the respondent and opposes the prayer for condonation of delay of 12 (twelve) days in filing the connected appeal. 3. By referring to the affidavit-in-opposition filed by the learned counsel for the respondent, it was submitted that the explanation for the delay is indicative of casual handling of the matter and therefore, there was deliberate negligence and laches on the part of the applicant in filing the connected appeal. 4. In view of the reasons assigned that some time has taken to take a decision to file an appeal in this application, the Court is inclined to accept same as good and sufficient cause which has prevented the applicants to file the connected appeal on time. 5. Accordingly, the prayer made in the interlocutory application is allowed and this application stands disposed of. 6. The Registry is directed to list the connected appeal in the admission column. Page No.# 4/4 7. The Registry shall reflect the name of the learned counsel for the sole respondent in the cause list while listing the connected appeal. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant