Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010038982026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/936/2026 1: DINENDRA BRAHMA AND 6 ORS SON OF LT. LAKENDRA NATH BRAHMA P.O.- BASBARI VILL.- PAGLIJHORA PT-II, DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR, ASSAM P.S.- KAZIGAON PIN-783337 ASSISTANT TEACHER OF LANGKHARGURI L.P. SCHOOL 2: LACHIT BASUMATARY S/O LAHENDRA BASUMATARY P.O. HANCHARA VILL. NO 2 CHARAGAON DIST. CHIRANG ASSAM P.S. BIJNI PIN 783390 ASSTT. TEACHER OF KHERAISALI L.P. SCHOOL BLOCK BOROBAZAR. 3: LAKEN GOYARY S/O LT. BERGO RAM GOYARY P.O. SILIKHAGURI VILL. NO 1 LARKGAON (WEST) DIST. CHIRANG P.S. BIJNI PIN 783390 ASSTT TEACHER OF 228 LARKGAON L.P. SCHOL BLOCK BOROBAZAR. 4: DAMINI DAIMARY W/O MILON GAYARY P.O. PABARI VILL. UTTAR BURIKHAMAR DIST. CHIRANG P.S. BIJNI PIN 783391 ASSTT. TEACHER OF 126 NO UTTAR BURIKHAMAR L.P. SCHOL BLOCK BOROBAZAR. 5: BABULAL GAYARY S/O LT. BALEN GAYARY P.O. BAGORGAON VILL. 2 NO. DEWANPARA DIST. CHIRANG PIN 783390 ASSTT. TEACHER OF 539 NO. BATABARI L.P. SCHOOL BLOCK BOROBAZAR. 6: RANEN BASUMATARY S/O LT. LALIT BASUMATARY P.O. SILIKHAGURI VILL. ANDHARGAON DIST. CHIRANG PIN 783390 ASSTT. TEACHER OF 334 NO DAHA CHAURANG L.P. SCHOOL BLOCK BOROBAZAR. 7: BHABEN GAYARY S/O LT. BEROGARAN GAYARY P.O. SILIKHAGURI VILL. KHUNDASBARI DIST. CHIRANG ASSAM P.S. BIJNI PIN 783390 ASSTT. TEACHER OF 631 NO. BAORAIBARI L.P. SCHOOL (RETIRED) BLOCK BOROBAZAR Page No.# 2/3 VERSUS 1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 3:THE DIRECTOR OF DIST. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 19 4:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL REGION REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECY. KOKRAJHAR P.O. AND DIST. KOKRAJHAR B.T.R. ASSAM PIN 783370 5:THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION BODOLAND TERRITORIAL REGION KOKRAJHAR P.O. AND DIST. KOKRAJHAR B.T.R. ASSAM PIN 783370 6:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS KOKRAJHAR P.O. AND DIST. KOKRAJHAR B.T.R. ASSAM PIN 78337 For the Applicant/Appellant(s) : Mr. S.K. Lahan, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. S.K. Talukdar, Standing Counsel, Department of School Education for respondent Nos.1 & 3. : Mr. N.R. Sharma, Standing Counsel, Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) for respondent No.4, 5 & 6. – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 30.03.2025 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicants/appellants seeking condonation of delay of 13 days in preferring the connected appeal against the judgment dated 31.03.2023 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No.5082/2021. We have heard Mr. S.K. Lahan, learned Advocate for the applicants/appellants; Mr. S.K. Talukdar, learned Standing Counsel, Page No.# 3/3 Department of School Education for respondent Nos.1 & 3 and Mr. N.R. Sharma, learned Standing Counsel, Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) for respondent Nos.4, 5 & 6. 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 13 days in preferring the connected appeal. We, therefore, condone the delay. The Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. The Registry to process the appeal and, if found defect free, list the same on 25.05.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant