Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010288942025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/559/2026 SRI BABUL BISWAS SON OF- DINAMONI BISWAS, RESIDENT OF- KALINAGAR3, POLICE STATION- KALINAGAR, BAKORI HAWAR PT I, DISTRICTHAILAKANDI, ASSAM, PIN CODE 788801. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 9 ORS , REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING PHE, ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06. 2:THE UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 3:THE CHIEF ENGINEER PHE WATER ASSAM HENGRABARI GUWAHTI-36. 4:THE DIMA HASAO AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HAFLONG DISTRICTDIMA HASAO ERSTWHILE N.C HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL PIN-788819. Page No.# 2/3 5:THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF ENGINEER (PHE) N.C. HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL HAFLONG DISTRICT- DIMA HASAO PIN788819. 6:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PHE MAIBANG DIVISION MAIBANG DISTRICT- DIMA HASAO ASSAM PIN-788819. 7:THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PHE MAIBANG DIVISION DISTRICT- DIMA HASAO ASSAM PIN-788819. 8:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E) ASSAM MAIDAMGAON BELTOLA GUWAHATI-29. 9:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 10:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PENSION AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06 For the applicant/appellant(s) : Mr. N. Sarkar, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. R.K. Talukdar, Advocate Ms. P. Chakraborty, Advocate Ms. Sumitra Sarma, GA, Assam Page No.# 3/3 –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 has been filed by the applicant/appellant seeking condonation of delay of 515 days in preferring the connected appeal against the judgment dated 24.06.2024 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 229/2023. We have heard Mr. N. Sarkar, learned Advocate for the applicants and Mr. R.K. Talukdar, learned counsel for respondent No. 8; Ms. P. Chakraborty, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 4 & 5; and Ms. Sumitra Sarma, learned Government Advocate, Assam, for respondent No. 10. As there is no effective opposition from the respondents to the application for condondation of delay, we are inclined to condone the delay. Accordingly, the delay of 515 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 on 15.06.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant