Page No.# 1/10 GAHC010160352025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/685/2026 ABUL KALAM BARBHUIYA AND 4 ORS S/O-MOYUB ALI BARBHUIYA R/O-ALGAPUR PART-II P.O. P.S.-ALGAPUR DISTRICT-HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN-788150. 2: ARIF MOHAMMAD S/O-SIRAJUDDIN AHMED R/O-MISSION ROAD / ROSHAN COTTAGE P.O. BADARPUR DISTRICT-KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788806 3: HIROK DAS S/O-RATNAMOY DAS R/O-NEAR SADARSHI GP OFFICE SADARSHI PART-II P.O. P.S.-SADARSHI DISTRICT-KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788709 4: JANMEJOY CHAKRABORTY S/O-JYOTIRMOY CHAKRABORTY VILLAGE-LATU NEAR LATU HIGH SCHOOL P.O. P.S.-LATU DISTRICT-KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788781. 5: SUJOY DAS Page No.# 2/10 S/O-SUNIL KUMAR DAS VILLAGE-SADARSHI PART-I P.O. P.S.-SADARSHI DISTRICT-KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788709. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006. 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 3:THE PROJECT DIRECTOR DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DRDA CUM MEMBER SECRETARY OF THE SELECTION BOARD SETTLEMENT ROAD KARIMGANJ DISTRICT-KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788710. ------------ Advocate for : MR. S CHAUHAN Advocate for : SC P AND R.D. appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS Linked Case : CRP/0/0 ABUL KALAM BARBHUIYA S/O-MOYUB ALI BARBHUIYA R/O-ALGAPUR PART-II P.O. P.S.-ALGAPUR DISTRICT-HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN-788150 2: ARIF MOHAMMAD S/O-SIRAJUDDIN AHMED Page No.# 3/10 R/O-MISSION ROAD / ROSHAN COTTAGE P.O. BADARPUR DISTRICT-KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788806 3: HIROK DAS S/O-RATNAMOY DAS R/O-NEAR SADARSHI GP OFFICE SADARSHI PART-II P.O. P.S.-SADARSHI DISTRICT-KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788709. 4: JANMEJOY CHAKRABORTY S/O-JYOTIRMOY CHAKRABORTY VILLAGE-LATU NEAR LATU HIGH SCHOOL P.O. P.S.-LATU DISTRICT-KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788781. 5: SUJOY DAS S/O-SUNIL KUMAR DAS VILLAGE-SADARSHI PART-I P.O. P.S.-SADARSHI DISTRICT-KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788709 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI781006. 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 3:THE PROJECT DIRECTOR DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DRDA CUM MEMBER SECRETARY OF THE SELECTION BOARD Page No.# 4/10 SETTLEMENT ROAD KARIMGANJ DISTRICT-KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788710. ------------ Advocate for : PRASENJIT MAZUMDER Advocate for : appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM with WA/253/2025 JANMAJIT DAS AND 23 ORS S/O JAGADISH RANJAN DAS, R/O HOUSE NO. 666, LAXMI BAZAR, HA PWD QUARTER, WARD NO. 8, TOWN KARIMGANJ. 2: SUJAN CHAKRABORTY S/O PARIKHIT CHAKRABORTY VILL. BRAHMANSHASAN P.O. BRAHMANSHASAN DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788722 3: SAMIK DEB ROY S/O SUDHIR DEB ROY R/O SUDHIR COMPLEX LONGAI ROAD P.O. SETTLEMENT ROAD AYALABARI T.E. P.O. KARIMGANJ DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788712 4: PRITWISH DAS S/O LT. PRIYADA RANJAN DAS R/O NEAR NORTH KXJ BLOCK VILL. GARDARSHI P.O. SADARASHI DIST. ASSAM PIN 788709 5: SUSHANTA DAS Page No.# 5/10 S/O SAMARAJIT DAS VILL. SADARASHI P.O. SADARASHI SADARASHI PT 1 DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788709 6: IKBAL AHMED CHOUDHURY S/O ABDUL MATIN CHOUDHURY VILL. DIMPUR P.O. BISHNUNAGAR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788781 7: SHAMIM AHMED S/O SIRAJ UDDIN VILL. DEOPUR P.O. TILLA BAZAR KALACHERRA DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788709 8: ASHIQUE IQBAL CHOUDHURY S/O EBADUL HOQUE CHOUDHURY VILL. DASGRAM P.O. DASGRAM DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788722 9: SANJIB BHATTACHARJEE S/O MANABENDRA BHATTACHARJEE VILL. DASGRAM P.O. DASGRAM DIST. KARIMGANJ PIN 788722 10: SUJON AHMED S/O ABDUL MALIK VILL. SARONGDEOPUR Page No.# 6/10 P.O. MANIKGAJ BAR PURAHURIA PT I DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788712 11: MAHANTA CHAKRABORTY S/O MONORANJAN CHAKRABORTY VILL. MAIZGRAM P.O. MAIZGRAM DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788712 12: INDRAJIT DAS S/O NAGENDRA CHANDRA DAS R/O NABIN GRAM P.S. RAMKRISHNAGAR P.O. NIZNABIN DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788156 13: SARIFUL AMIN S/O ABDUL MATIN VILL. SINGUA FUL TALI P.O. BRAJENDRAPUR SINGUA PT II DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788156 14: SANJOY KUMAR DAS S/O BIRESH CHANDRA DAS VILL. CHAMELA P.O. CHAMELA BAZAR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788166 15: RUPAK SHARMA S/O HARENDRA SHARMA R/O NEAR KALACHUP L.P. SCHOOL Page No.# 7/10 P/O RAMKRISHNA NAGAR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788166 16: SANTANU CHOUDHURY S/O SAMARENDRA CHOUDHURY VILL. BALICHERRA P.O. RAMKRISHNA NAGAR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788166 17: RATISH CHANDRA ROY S/O JUGENDRA CHANDRA ROY VILL. KURIKALA P.O. BARUALA DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788734 18: ABHIJIT DEY S/O HIRENDRA DEY VILL. BANAMALI PT-I P.O. KARIMGANJ DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788710 19: NITAI DAS S/O RAI CHARAN DAS VILL. PATIRAKANDI P.O. MAHAKAL P.S. BADARPUR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788701 20: NURUL ISLAM S/O ABDUR RAHIM VILL. HASANPUR P.O. HASANPUR DIST. KARIMGANJ Page No.# 8/10 ASSAM PIN 788806 21: ALIM UDDIN S/O ABDUL KHALIQUE VILL. KAMALAPARA HOUSE NO. 106 UMARPUR PT II P.O. KARIMGANJ DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788806 22: NANDAN KUMAR DAS S/O PRABITRA MOHAN DAS VILL. GHORAMARA P.O. CHAITANYA NAGAR GHORAMARA PT-I DIST. KARIMGANJ PIN 788713 23: SRIKANTA DAS S/O KARUNAMAY DAS VILL. NAYAPATAN P.O. BHANGA BAZAR P.S. BADARPUR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788701 24: SUDIPTA PURKAYASTHA VILL. MOINA P/S PATHARKANDI P.O. KANAI BAZAR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 78872 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPTT., DISPUR, GUWAHATI 6 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM Page No.# 9/10 FINANCE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 3:THE PROJECT DIRECTOR DIST. RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (DRDA) CUM MEMBER SECRETARY OF THE SELECTION BOARD SETTLEMENT ROAD KARIMGANJ DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A K DASGUPTA, B CHOWHAN,R DEB,MS. M BORUAH,MR. P MAZUMDER,MR. S CHAUHAN Advocate for the Respondent : SC, P AND R.D., SC, FINANCE DEPTT. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 18/05/2026 (Michael Zothankhuma, J) Heard Mr. S. Chauhan, learned counsel for the applicant, who submits that there is a delay of 204 days in filing the appeal against the order dated 20/06/2025 passed in WP(C) No. 4407/2023. He also submits that an analogous matter i.e. WA 253/2025 is pending before this Court. Mr. A. Chaliha, learned Standing Counsel, Finance Department and Mr. S. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Assam, submit that they have got no objection to the delay being condoned. On considering the grounds for the delay, we find that sufficient cause for the delay has been made out, besides the fact that there is a pending appeal in respect of the same subject matter in issue. Accordingly, the delay of 204 days is condoned. IA is accordingly disposed of. Page No.# 10/10 Registry to list the appeal on 17/06/2026 along with WA 253/2025. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant