Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010036552026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/937/2026 1: SMTI GEETA CHETRY AND 8 ORS D/O LATE BEDBAHADUR CHETRY, VILL. DONGIBIL, P.O. DONGIBIL, DIST. LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM, ASSTT. TEACHER OF 449 NO SOLMARI, L.P. SCHOOL 2: PURNA KT. PEGU S/O LT. KANDU PEGU VILL. AND P.O. NALI DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM HEAD MASER OF 755 NO. GHAGARMUKH BALIGAON L.P. SCHOOL. 3: RAJIB BORI S/O LT. PHULESWARI BORI VILL. DIKHOWMUKHIA PO. KHANAJAN DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM HEAD TEACHER OF BARBAM PATHAR L.P. SCHOOL 4: MONDESWAR DOLEY S/O LT. NONDESWAR DOLEY VILL. GAMCHUK P.O. ACHARAKATA BALIJAN DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM ASSTT. TEACHER OF SIMALUGURI PURNIMA L.P. SCHOOL. 5: GONESH PHUKAN S/O BHOGRAM PHUKAN VILL. AMGURI P.O. KHAGA DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM ASSTT. TEACHER OF TELAHI SUBANSIRI HIGH SCHOOL. 6: SUNIL DAS S/O DIPSON DAS VILL. NAGAR GAO P.O. KUMBANG GAON DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM ASSTT. TEACHER OF HASTINAPUR L.P. SCHOOL. 7: JUGA PRAVA DEKA D/O LATE GIRISH DEKA VILL. WARD NO 3 NAKORI P.O. AND P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM ASSTT. TEACHER OF SOMDIRI BANTOW L.P. SCHOOL. 8: SMTI PUSPANJALI GOGOI D/O LATE RUHITESWAR GOGOI VILL. MOIDAMIA P.O. MOIDAMIA P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM ASSTT. TEACHER OF Page No.# 2/3 BADHAKARA M.E. SCHOOL. 9: SMTI BIJUMONI SAIKIA W/O SRI PRASANTA KR. BHUYAN VILL. PANBARI MAJGAON P.O. PANBARI P.S. NARAYANPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM ASSTT. TEACHER OF PANBARI M.E. SCHOOL VERSUS 1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, EDUCATION (ELEMENTARY) DEPTT., DISPUR, GUWAHATI 6 2:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 19 3:THE ADDL. CHIEF SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 4:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 5:THE DIST. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER LAKHIMPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN 78400 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, 2 & 5. – 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.4541/2022. We have heard Mr. S.K. Lahan, learned Advocate for the applicants/appellants and Mr. S.K. Talukdar, learned Standing Counsel, Page No.# 3/3 Department of School Education for respondent Nos.1. 2 & 5. 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