Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010039482026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/743/2026 THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6 2: THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM, KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 3: THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER DHEMAJI ASSAM, PIN-787057 4: THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS JONAI DISTRICT- DHEMAJI ASSAM VERSUS TAKAR ETE S/O LATE TATUM ETE, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- ABOR LEKU, P.S.- JONAI, DIST- DHEMAJI, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MS K DAS (SC, EDUCATION), Advocate for the Respondent : MR. K A MAZUMDER (FOR CAVEATOR), S A ISLAM (FOR CAVEATOR) Page No.# 2/3 Linked Case : CRP/0/0 THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6 2: THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM,KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 3: THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN-787057 4: THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS JONAI DISTRICT- DHEMAJI ASSAM VERSUS TAKAR ETE S/O LATE TATUM ETE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- ABOR LEKU P.S.- JONAI, DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM ------------ For the appellant/petitioner(s) : Mr. N. J. Kdhataniar, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. K.A. Mazumdar, Advocate Mr. E. Ahmed, Advocate –B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 22.04.2026 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) This Interlocutory Application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 has been filed by the applicants/appellants seeking condonation of delay of Page No.# 3/3 202 days in preferring the connected appeal against the judgment dated 01.05.2025, passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 1658/2022 and WP(C) No. 4026/2025. We have heard N. J. Khataniar, learned Advocate for the applicant and Mr. K. A. Mazumdar, learned Advocate for the respondent. After going through the averments made in the application, we are satisfied that good reasons have been assigned by the applicant/appellant for condoning the delay of 160 days in preferring the connected appeal. Accordingly, we are inclined to condone the delay. The delay of 202 days in preferring the connected appeal is condoned. The Interlocutory Application stands allowed. The Registry to process the appeal and, if the same is found defect-free, list the same preferably on 17.06.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant