Biren Borah v. The State of Assam and 5 Ors

PageoNo.#o1/3 GAHC010210162024 ooooooo ooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooTHEoGAUHATIoHIGHoCOURTo (HIGHoCOURToOFoASSAM,oNAGALAND,oMIZORAMoANDoARUNACHALoPRADESH)o CaseoNo.o:oI.A.(Civil)/3327/2024o BIRENoBORAHo S/OoLATEoTUWARAMoBORAH,o RESIDENToOFoVILLAGEoBELTOLAo(AMSHOI),oPSoRAHA,oDISToNAGAON,o ASSAMo782103 VERSUSo THEoSTATEoOFoASSAMoANDo5oORSo REP.oBYoTHEoCOMM.oANDoSECY.oTOoTHEoGOVT.oOFoASSAM,oDISPUR,oGHY-6, DIST.-oKAMRUPo(M),oASSAM 2:THEoCHIEFoENGINEER oPWDo(ROADS) oASSAM oCHANDMARI,oGUWAHATI-3 oDIST.-oKAMRUPo(M),oASSAM 3:THEoCOMMISSIONERoANDoSECRETARY oFINANCE oGOVT.oOFoASSAM oDISPUR,oGHY-6 oDIST.-oKAMRUPo(M),oASSAM 4:THEoEXECUTIVEoENGINEER oPWRD oDHAKUAKHANAoTERRITORIALoROADoDIVISION oGHILAMARA,oDIST.-oLAKHIMPUR oPIN-o787053 oASSAM 5:THEoACCOUNTANToGENERALo(AoANDoE) oMAIDAMGAON,oBELTOLA,oGHY-29 Page No.# 2/3 6:THE TREASURY OFFICER LAKHIMPUR ASSAM, PIN-78700 Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. S T BOKTH, MS D ANGANA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, PWD ROAD, SC, AG (A AND E),SC, FINANCE Linked Case : BIREN BORAH VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS

For applicant(s)/appellant(s) : Ms. S.T. Bokth, Advocate

For respondent(s) : Mr. D. Nath, Sr. GA, Assam Mr. S.K. Medhi, Advocate – BEFORE – HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

04.11.2024 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ)

Heard Ms. S.T. Bokth, learned counsel appearing for the applicant. Also heard Mr. D. Nath, learned Senior Government Advocate, Assam, appearing for respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 4; Mr. S.K. Medhi, learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 5 and Mr. D. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, Forest, appearing for respondent No. 3 and 6. The matter comes upon for consideration of the prayer to condone the delay of 81 days in filing the connected appeal. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and after going through the Page No.# 3/3 contents of the application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, we deem it appropriate to condone the delay of 81 days in filing the connected appeal. Hence, this Interlocutory Application is allowed. The delay of 81 days in filing the connected appeal is condoned. Registry is directed to register the connected appeal and list the same for admission after three weeks.

JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant