Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010033562026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1090/2026 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NEF ZONE), THE FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ANR G.L. PUBLICATION BUILDING, G.S. ROAD, ULUBARI, GUWAHATI-781007 2: SENIOR REGIONAL MANAGER (NOW GENERAL MANAGER (R)) FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA G.S. ROAD REGIONAL OFFICE ASSAM REGION PALTAN BAZAR, GUWAHATI ASSAM, PIN-78100 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 6 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR/SHRAM MANTRALAYA, NEW DELHI- 110001 2:JOGEN BORO S/O LATE RABOK BORO R/O TOKANKATA P.O.- MESKA PUKHARI P.S.- KALAIGAON, DIST- DARRANG ASSAM, PIN-784521 3:BABUL DAS S/O SRI BHOGIRAM DAS R/O TOKANKATA P.O.- MESKA PUKHARI P.S.- KALAIGAON, DIST- DARRANG ASSAM, PIN-784521 4:SUKURAM RABHA S/O SRI CHANDRA KANTA RABHA Page No.# 2/3 R/O TOKANKATA P.O.- MESKA PUKHARI P.S.- KALAIGAON DIST- DARRANG, ASSAM, PIN-784521 5:GANGA SAHANI S/O LATE BILAT SAHANI A P/R/O VILL- BORAHI PAKHARTOLA P.O.- DARVANGA P.S.- RENDMMAY KEOTI DIST- DARVANGA (BIHAR) 6:PRABIN BARUA S/O LATE MANU RAM BARUA R/O BARAKHAT P.O.- PURANI TANGLA P.S.- TANGLA, DIST- DARRANG (ASSAM) PIN-784528 7:HARI CHARAN BORO S/O LATE JAY RAM BORO R/O GOBORDHAN MEDICAL P.O.- CHUDHARI KHAT P.S.- CHAYGAON DIST- KAMRUP, ASSAM, PIN-78114 For the appellant/petitioner(s) : Ms. S. Sarma, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. A. K. Dutta, CGC Mr. B. Pathak, Advocate –B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 06.04.2026 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicants seeking condonation of the delay of 46 days in filing the appeal against the judgment dated 02.12.2020, passed in WP(C) No. 2429/2020. We have heard Ms. S. Sarma, learned Advocate for the applicants and Mr. A.K. Dutta, learned Central Government Counsel, and Mr. B. Pathak, Page No.# 3/3 learned counsel for the respondents. After having heard the learned counsel for the parties and having considered the averments made in this application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned for condonation of the delay. Accordingly, we condone the delay of 46 days in preferring the connected appeal. Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. Registry to process the appeal and, if it is found defect free, list the same for consideration on 15.06.2026. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant