Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010050412020 2026:GAU-AS:6989 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/771/2020 THE ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD. and ANR A SUCCESSOR COMPANY OF ERSTWILE ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER (HR), ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD., BIJULEE BHAWAN, PALTAN BAZAR, GUWAHATI 1 2: ELECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD ELECTRICAL DIVISION BHALUKDUBI GOALPARA NOW REDESIGNATED AS ASSTT. GENERAL MANAGER ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. BHALUKDUBI GOALPARA ASSAM VERSUS ON THE DEATH OF KISHORILAL PODDAR HIS LEGAL HEIRS LALIT KUMAR PODDAR AND ANR S/O LATE KISHORILAL PODDAR, C/O KISHORILAL PODDAR AND SONS, PANCHARATNA ROAD, GOALPARA, ASSAM, PIN 2:DEEPAK KUMAR PODDAR S/O LATE KISHORILAL PODDAR C/O KISHORILAL PODDAR AND SONS PANCHARATNA ROAD GOALPARA ASSAM PI Advocate for the Petitioner : MR B D DAS, MR H K SARMA,MRS R DEKA Advocate for the Respondent : , Page No.# 2/3 Linked Case : CRP/76/2015 THE ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD. and ANR A SUCCESSOR COMPANY OF ERSTWHILE ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REP. BY ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER HR ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. BIJULEE BHAWAN PALTAN BAZAR GHY- 1. 2: THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD ELECTRICAL DIVISION BHALUKDUBI GOALPARA NOW REDESIGNATED AS ASSTT. GENERAL MANAGER ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD BHALUKDUBI GOALPARA ASSAM. VERSUS KISHORILAL PODDAR S/O- LT. THAKISI DAS PODDAR PANCHARATNA ROAD GOALPARA TOWN P.O. and DIST.- GOALPARA ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MR.H K SARMA Advocate for : appearing for KISHORILAL PODDAR Page No.# 3/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA ORDER Date : 20.05.2026 Heard Mr. A. Deka, learned counsel for the applicant. This is an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act condoning the delay in filing the application for substitution. By a separate order passed in I.A.(C)/774/2020, the delay of 2617 (Two thousand one hundred seventeen) days beyond the period of limitation to set aside abetment has been allowed. The present application has been rendered infructuous. Accordingly, this application stands closed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant