Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010052102026 2026:GAU-AS:6946- DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/904/2026 SHRI MOHAN KUMAR S/O LATE SURESH KUMAR, RO VIL. BARJALAH, P.O. AND P.S. TANGLA, DIST. UDALGURI, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI - 06. 2:THE STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE FOR COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT SLC REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI 06. 3:THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT ASSAM GUWAHATI 781003. CHANDMARI 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER DARRANG DISTRICT MANGALDOI PIN 784125. 5:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MANGALDOI DIVISION IRRIGATION MANGADOI PIN 784125 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B CHETRI, J SARMAH Page No.# 2/3 Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, IRRIGATION BEFORE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 20-05-2026 (AD Choudhury, J) 1. Heard Mr. B Chetri, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mrs. S Sarma, learned Junior Government Advocate representing the respondent Nos. 2 and 4. 2. This Interlocutory Application has been filed for condonation of the delay of 21 days in filing the connected appeal against the judgment dated 06.01.2026 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 2294/2024. 3. Perused the averments made in the application. 4. The learned counsel for the respondents submits that they have no instruction to object the present application. 5. After going through the averments made at paragraph No. 8 of the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicant/appellant for condoning the delay of 21 days in preferring the appeal. 6. We, therefore, condone the delay. 7. The interlocutory Application stands disposed off. 8. Registry to process the connected appeal and, if the same is Page No.# 3/3 found defect-free, shall list the same under appropriate heading, preferably on 10.08.2026. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant