Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010051672026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/909/2026 THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI - 781 006 2: THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI -781 019 VERSUS SMTI ACHALA GOSWAMI AND 3 ORS AGE 78 YEARS, W/O - LATE BIRESH CH GOSWAMI, R/O- HOUSE NO. 24, KK B ROAD, BIDYA MANDIR BYE LANE, CHENIKUTHI GUWAHATI, KAMRUP M, ASSAM, PIN - 781- 003 2:THE DIRECTOR OF PENSION HOUSFED COMPLEX 6TH FLOOR CENTRAL BLOCK BELTOLA ROAD GUWAHATI -781-006. 3:BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION THROUGH ITS SECRETARY BAMUNIMAIDAM GUWAHATI KAMRUP M ASSAM. 4:THE PRINCIPAL PRAGJYOTISH COLLEGE GUWAHATI Page No.# 2/3 KAMRUP M ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. D UPAMANYA, Advocate for the Respondent : MR. A R BHUYAN(R1), MS. T SONOWAL(R4),MR. D NATH(R4),S LASKAR(R1),MR N Z CHOUDHURY(R1) BEFORE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 04-05-2026 (Arun Dev Choudhury,J) 1. Heard Mr. D. Upamanyu, learned counsel for the applicants/appellants. Also heard Mr. A.R.Bhuyan, learned Senior counsel for the opposite party/respondent No. 1 and Mr. D. Nath, learned Senior Govt. counsel for the opposite party/respondent No. 4. 2. The present Interlocutory Application is filed seeking condonation of the delay of 15 days in filing the connected writ appeal against the judgment and order dated 16.06.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No. 6197/2022. 3. The applicants have sufficiently explained the reasons for the delay and have substantiated that, for reasons beyond their control, they were deflected from approaching the Court promptly and within the prescribed Page No.# 3/3 period of limitation. We do not see any negligence, lack of bona fide, or inaction on the part of the applicants/appellants. 4. After going through the averments made at paragraph Nos. 4 (i) & 4 (ii) of the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicants/appellants for condoning the delay of 15 days in preferring the connected appeal. 5. We, therefore, condone the delay. 6. The Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. 7. The Registry to process the appeal and, if found defect free, list the same on 24.06.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant