The State of Assam and Anr v. Malin Nath and 7 Ors

PageoNo.#o1/2 GAHC010280802023 ooooooo ooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooTHEoGAUHATIoHIGHoCOURTo (HIGHoCOURToOFoASSAM,oNAGALAND,oMIZORAMoANDoARUNACHALoPRADESH)o CaseoNo.o:oI.A.(Civil)/3893/2023o 1:oTHEoSTATEoOFoASSAMoANDoANR.o REPRESENTEDoBYoTHEoCHIEFoSECRETARYoTOoTHEoGOVT.oOFoASSAM,o DISPUR,oGUWAHATI-o6. 2:oTHEoCOMMISSIONERoANDoSECRETARYoTOoTHEoGOVT.oOFoASSAM PERSONNELo(B)oDEPARTMENToDISPURoGUWAHATI-o6o oooooooooooooooooooVERSUSo 1:MALINoNATHoANDo7oORS.o S/OoLATEoGANGADHARoNATH,o RESIDENToOFoPHEHURAoKHUWAo P.O.oBHULUKADOBA,oBARPETA,oASSAM. 2:THEoCOMMISSIONERoANDoSECRETARYoTOoTHEoGOVT.oOFoASSAM DEPARTMENToOFoSCHOOLoEDUCATIONoDISPURoGUWAHATI-o6. 3:THEoCOMMISSIONERoTOoTHEoGOVT.oOFoASSAMoPANCHAYAToANDo RURALoDEVELOPMENToDEPARTMENToDISPURoGUWAHATI-o6. 4:THEoDIRECTORoOFoELEMENTARYoEDUCATION ASSAMoKAHILIPARA. 5:THEoCOMMISSIONERoPANCHAYAToANDoRURALoDEVELOPMENTo DEPARTMENToPANJABARIoJURIPARoGUWAHATI-o7. 6:THEoDEPUTYoCOMMISSIONERoCUMoCHAIRMANoDISTRICToLEVELo COMMITTEEoONoCOMPASSIONATEoAPPOINTMENToBARPETA. 7:THEoDISTRICToELEMENTARYoEDUCATIONoOFFICER BARPETAoDISTRICT-oBARPETAoASSAM. 8:THEoCHIEFoEXECUTIVEoOFFICER BARPETAoZILLAoPARISHADoBARPETAoASSAMo Page No.# 2/2 For the Applicant(s) : Mr. D. Nath, Sr. Government Advocate, Assam. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. K.R. Patgiri, Advocate for respondent No.1. – B E F O R E – HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM

13.03.2024 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ) The matter comes upon for consideration of the interlocutory application preferred on behalf of the applicants with a prayer to condone the delay of 168 days in filling the connected appeal. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and after going through the contents of the interlocutory application, we deem it appropriate to condone the delay of 168 days in filing the connected appeal. Hence, the interlocutory application is allowed. The delay of 168 days is condoned. Registry is directed to register the connected appeal and list the same for admission after 2(two) weeks. The interlocutory application stands disposed of. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant