Page No.# 1/3 GAHC020009102025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/4/2026 THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD, REPRESENTED BY DIVISIONAL MANAGER ,DIVISIONAL OFFICE,DIMAPUR NAGALAND-797112 VERSUS SMTI. SAINJALI DIPHUSA AND 4 ORS WIFE OF LATE TOKUDA HANSU. PERMANENT RESIDENT OF KHERANI GAON, PS- MANJA, SUB-DIVISION- DIPHU, DISTRICT- KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM AND TEMPORARY RESIDENT OF PURNA BAZAR, DIMAPUR NAGALAND 2:MASTER RANJIT HANSU SON OF LATE TOKUDA HANSU PERMANENT RESIDENT OF KHERANI GAON PS- MANJA SUB-DIVISION-DIPHU DISTRICT- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM AND TEMPORARY RESIDENT OF PURNA BAZAR DIMAPUR NAGALAND 3:MISS MAISMI HANSU DAUGHTER OF LATE TOKUDA HANSU PERMANENT RESIDENT OF KHERANI GAON PS- MANJA SUB-DIVISION-DIPHU DISTRICT- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM AND TEMPORARY RESIDENT OF PURNA BAZAR DIMAPUR NAGALAND 4:SHRI SUNIL TAPPA SON OD LATE BALU TAPPA RESIDENT OF BENGENAKOWA RAILWAY CROSSING GF ROAD GOLAGHAT-785702 TEMPORARY RESIDENT OF RIVER BELT COLONY DIMAPUR NAGALAND Page No.# 2/3 5:SHRI SAIDUL ISLAM SON OF MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM RESIDENT OF H/NO/ 78 A PURANA BAZAR DIMAPUR NAGALAN Advocate for the Petitioner : MEDO VERO, Advocate for the Respondent : , BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER Date : 12.05.2026 Heard Mr. Medo Vero, learned counsel appearing for the applicant. Also heard Mr. Z Kulnu, learned counsel for the respondent No.1, 2 and 3 and Ms. Mika H Aye learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 4 and 5. 2. This Interlocutory Application has been filed under Section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1963 seeking for condonation of delay of 12 days in preferring the accompanying MAC Appeal. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn attention of this Court to the contents of paragraph 7 of the Interlocutory Application to submit that the delay caused was for reasons beyond the control of the appellants and there has been no inordinate delay or lapses in filing the appeal. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 1, 2 Page No.# 3/3 and 3 and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 4 and 5 have submitted that the delay may be condoned and the MAC appeal may be taken up for adjudication on merits. 5. Accordingly, the delay of 12 days in filing the connected MAC Appeal is thereby condoned. 6. Interlocutory Application is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- JUDGE Comparing Assistant