Page No.# 1/6 GAHC010081492024 2026:GAU-AS:7359 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1599/2024 NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AND HEAD OFFICE AT 3, MIDDLETON STREET, KOLKATA AND ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT BHANGAGARH, G.S. ROAD, GUWAHATI- 781005 REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF REGIONAL MANAGER, GUWAHATI REGIONAL OFFICE. VERSUS JAHURA KHATUN AND 9 ORS. W/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD, VILL.- 2 NO. URANG BASTI, P.O.- DEJOO, P.S.- NORTH LAKHIMPUR, DIST.- LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM, PIN- 787031. CORRESPONDING ADDRESS- C/O MINTU DAS, NAOJAN ROAD, UZANBAZAR, GUWAHATI, KAMRUP (M), ASSAM. 2:ISMAIL HUSSAIN W/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD VILL.- 2 NO. URANG BASTI P.O.- DEJOO P.S.- NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787031. CORRESPONDING ADDRESS- C/O MINTU DAS NAOJAN ROAD UZANBAZAR GUWAHATI KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. (REP. BY RESPONDENT NO. 1). Page No.# 2/6 3:ANIMA BEGUM D/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD VILL.- 2 NO. 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BY RESPONDENT NO. 1). 7:KHAIRUL HUSSAIN S/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD VILL.- 2 NO. URANG BASTI P.O.- DEJOO P.S.- NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787031. CORRESPONDING ADDRESS- C/O MINTU DAS NAOJAN ROAD UZANBAZAR GUWAHATI KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. (REP. BY RESPONDENT NO. 1). 8:ACHIMAN NESSA W/O LATE DOULAT ALI M/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD VILL.- 2 NO. URANG BASTI P.O.- DEJOO P.S.- NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787031. Page No.# 4/6 CORRESPONDING ADDRESS- C/O MINTU DAS NAOJAN ROAD UZANBAZAR GUWAHATI KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. (REP. BY RESPONDENT NO. 1). 9:SADIK AHMED S/O MD. IMAM R/O DIGPUKHURI P.O.- DOOLAHAT P.S.- LALUK DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787031. 10:ROFIKUL HUSSAIN S/O MD. SOFIKUL HUSSAIN VILL.- LOKAMPUR P.O.- SINGRA P.S.- LALUK DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787031 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR T KALITA, Advocate for the Respondent : Mr. N I CHOUDHURY (R-1 TO 8), Linked Case : NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VERSUS JAHURA KHATUN AND 9 ORS A Page No.# 5/6 ------------ Advocate for : MR T KALITA Advocate for : appearing for JAHURA KHATUN AND 9 ORS A Linked Case : NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VERSUS JAHURA KHATUN AND 9 ORS A ------------ Advocate for : MR T KALITA Advocate for : appearing for JAHURA KHATUN AND 9 ORS A BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ROBIN PHUKAN ORDER 27.05.2026 Heard Mr. T. Kalita, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. A. N. Ikbal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. N. I. Choudhury, learned counsel for the opposite party Nos. 1 to 8. 2. This application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, read with Section 173 of the MV Act, is preferred by the applicant for condonation of delay of 139 days in preferring the MAC Appeal, against the Judgment and Award, dated 29.08.2023, passed by the learned Member, MACT No. 3, Kamrup (M) at Guwahati, in MAC Case No. 1767/2017. 3. Mr. Kalita, learned counsel for the applicant submits that the impugned Page No.# 6/6 Judgment and Award was passed on 29.08.2023 and thereafter, referring to paragraph No. 3 of the application, submits that after the Judgment and Award was passed by the learned Tribunal, the same was forwarded to the dealing advocate of the appeal. But, the said dealing advocate had misplaced the file and therefore, he could not file the opinion in time. On account of the same, the appeal could not be preferred in time and that the delay is not intentional and rather, it is circumstantial and therefore, Mr. Kalita has contended to condone the same. 4. Mr. A. N. Ikbal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. N. I. Choudhury, learned counsel for the opposite party Nos. 1 to 8 submits that he has no objection in the event of condoning the aforementioned delay. 5. Accordingly, taking note of the submission of the learned counsel for both the parties and also considering the explanation, so put forward by the applicant, this Court is of the view that the delay of 139 days stands sufficiently explained and accordingly, the same stands condoned. 6. In view of the order passed today in this interlocutory application, the Registry shall proceed to register the MAC Appeal and list the same before this Court, as soon as practicable. JUDGE Comparing Assistant