Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010052252024 2026:GAU-AS:6012- DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/807/2024 SAIFUL ISLAM S/O IDRIS ALI VILL. CHARALJHAR P.O. KHALISABHITA P.S LAKHIPUR DIST. GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783330. VERSUS MONIR UDDIN AND 7 ORS. S/O LT. MONSER ALI KHANDAKAR VILL. BHIMKHOJ P.O. KHALISABHITA P.S LAKHIPUR DIST. GAOLPARA ASSAM PIN-783330. 2:ABEZUR RAHMAN S/O LATE HABEJ UDDIN VILL.- BHIMKHOJ P.O.- KHALISABHITA P.S LAKHIPUR DIST.- GAOLPARA ASSAM PIN-783330. 3:ABDUL KADER S/O LT. MUSKAR ALI VILL.- RAKHALKILLA P.O.- KHALISABHITA P.S.- LAKHIPUR DIST.- GAOLPARA ASSAM PIN-783330. 4:THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPTT. Page No.# 2/4 DISPUR GUWAHATI- 6. 5:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19. 6:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER GOALPARA P.O. AND DIST.- GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783101. 7:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS G.D.C. GAOLPARA P.O. AND DIST.- GOLAPARA ASSAM PIN-783101. 8:THE PRINCIPAL OF KHALISABHITA H.S. SCHOOL P.O.- SIMLABARI DIST.- GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783330 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P K ROYCHOUDHURY, MR. N HAQUE,MR. A K AZAD,MR M HUSSAIN,MR K UDDIN,DR. B AHMED Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, MR R ISLAM(R1,3),MS M KURMI(R1,3),MS. A HUSSAIN(R1,3),MS. A HUSSAIN(R-2),MR R ISLAM(R-2),SC, SEC. EDU. Linked Case : SAIFUL ISLAM VERSUS MONIR UDDIN AND 7 ORS F Page No.# 3/4 ------------ Advocate for : MR. P K ROYCHOUDHURY Advocate for : appearing for MONIR UDDIN AND 7 ORS F BEFORE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 29-04-2026 (AD Choudhury, J) 1. Heard Mr. P.K. Roychoudhury, learned Senior counsel assisted by Mr. A. K. Azad, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. A Das, learned standing counsel for the Secondary Education Department appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. 4,5 & 7, Mr. S Baruah, learned Government Advocate for the respondent No. 6 and Mr. R Islam, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. 1,2 and 3. 2. This Interlocutory Application has been filed for condonation of the delay of 31 days in filing the connected appeal against the judgment dated 05.01.2024 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 397/2023. 3. The learned counsel for the respondents submits that they have no instruction to object the present application. 4. Having gone through the averments made in the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicant/appellant for condoning the delay. Page No.# 4/4 5. Accordingly, the delay of 31 days in preferring the appeal is condoned and the Interlocutory Application stands allowed and disposed off. 6. Registry to process the connected appeal and, if the same is found defect-free, shall list the same under appropriate heading, preferably on 15.07.2026. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant