Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010163322025 2026:GAU-AS:5696 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2430/2025 SBI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. JUNCTION OF WESTERN EXPRESS HIGHWAY AND ANDHERI KURLA ROAD, ANDHERI (EAST), MUMBAI-400069 REGIONAL OFFICE AT 4TH FLOOR, B BLOCK, APEEJAY HOUSE, 15 PARK STREET, KOLKATA-7000016 AND BRANCH OFFICE AT 2ND FLOOR, LAKSHMI DARSHAN BUILDING, OPPOSITE BORA SERVICE, G.S. ROAD, ULUBARI, GUWAHATI-781007, ASSAM. VERSUS JINAMONI HAZARIKA NATH AND 4 ORS. W/O. LT. GYANDIP NATH 2:NAYANDEEP NATH S/O. LT. GYANDIP NATH 3:DICHANI NATH D/O. LT. GYANDIP NATH ALL ARE R/O. VILL.- HAUTOLEY NATH GAON P/O. MELAMORA P/S. KAMARGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785702 RESPONDENT NO. 2 AND 3 BEING MINORS ARE REP. BY HER KEGAL GUARDIAN MOTHER I.E. RESPONDENT NO. 1 4:MONJU HAZARIKA S/O. SRI KHAGEN HAZARIKA R/O.VILL.- MELAMORA GAON P/O. MELAMORA P/S. KAMARGAON Page No.# 2/3 DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785702 5:BIBI NATH W/O. SRI DIMDESWAR NATH R/O. VILL.- HAUTOLEY NATH GAON P/O. MELAMORA P/S. KAMARGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785702 Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. M SAIKIA, MS. P BORTHAKUR,MR. R GOSWAMI Advocate for the Respondent : MR. M DUTTA (R-1 TO 3), D KHERKATARY(R-1 TO 3) BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER Date : 24-04-2026 Learned counsel Ms. M. Saikia for the applicant, SBI General Insurance Company Ltd., has prayed for condonation of delay of 34 (Thirty Four) days in filing the connected appeal against the judgment dated 24.03.2025 passed by the Commissioner of Employee’s Compensation, Golaghat in E.C. Case No. 05/2024. 2. Learned counsel Mr. D. Kherkatary is present for respondents No. 1 to 3 and has submitted that they have no objection if the delay is condoned. 3. The Lawazima Court’s order dated 18.11.2025 indicates that the postal tracking report reveals that notice has been delivered to respondents No. 1 & 5 on 23.08.2025 and notice has been delivered to respondent No. 4 on 25.08.2025. Page No.# 3/3 4. Notice is thereby served on respondents No. 4 and 5. 5. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that there was a delay of 34 (Thirty Four) days in filing the connected appeal as the judgment and order dated 24.03.2025 was received by the Guwahati Office of the appellant on 20.05.2025 which was forwarded by the dealing advocate at Golaghat vide his letter dated 09.05.2025. After obtaining certain clarification from the advocate by the Guwahati office, the panel advocate asked for certified copies of the judgment as well as the other documents from the appellant vide mail dated 16.06.2025. After receipt of the said document, the appeal was filed on 27.06.2025, resulting in the delay of 34 (Thirty Four) days. 6. I have considered the submissions at the bar. 7. The delay has been reasonably explained. No malafide could be deciphered. 8. Delay is hereby condoned. 9. Registry to register the connected appeal. 10. In terms of the above observations, this application stands disposed of. 11. Registry to reflect the names of learned counsel Mr. M. Dutta and Mr. D. Kherkatary for the respondents in the cause list, after registering the connected appeal. JUDGE Comparing Assistant