Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010054012026 2026:GAU-AS:7090- DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/854/2026 INDIAN BANK AND 3 OTHERS REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO,CORPORATE OFFICE 254-260,AVVAI SHANMUGHAM SALAI,ROYAPETTAH,CHENNAI- 600014 2: THE GENERAL MANAGER (HR) CORPORATE OFFICE 254-260 AVVAI SHANMUGHAM SALAI ROYAPETTAH CHENNAI-600014 3: THE ZONAL MANAGER INDIAN BANK ZONAL OFFICE CHIRING CHAPORI T.R. PHUKAN ROAD DIBRUGARH ASSAM-787001 4: BRANCE MANAGER INDIAN BANK NORTH LAKHIMPUR BRANCE N T ROAD P.O-NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST-LAKHIMPUR ASSA VERSUS SHRI GAUTAM ROY S/O-LATE GAYENENDRA ROY,R/O-WARD NO. 7,COLLEGE ROAD,P.O. AND DIST.-KOKRAJHAR BTR,ASSAM,PIN-783370 Page No.# 2/3 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R K BHATRA, MR. Y S MANNAN,A BIYANI Advocate for the Respondent : , BEFORE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 22-05.2026 (A.D. Choudhury, J) 1. We have heard Mr. R. K. Bhatra, learned Advocate, for the applicants/appellants. We have also heard Mr. S. Chakraborty, learned Advocate for the sole respondent No. 1. 2. This Interlocutory Application has been filed for condonation of the delay of 48 days in filing the connected Writ Appeal against the Judgment & Order dated 24.11.2025 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 3987/2023. 3. Having gone through the averments made in the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicants/appellants for condoning the delay. 4. Accordingly, the delay of 48 days in preferring the appeal is condoned and the Interlocutory Application stands allowed and disposed off. 5. Registry to process the connected appeal and, if the same is found defect-free, shall list the same under appropriate heading, Page No.# 3/3 preferably on 05.08.2026. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant