This order condones a delay of 107 days in filing a restoration application (RSA No. 122/2013) under Section 5 of the Limitation Act. The court found the delay circumstantial despite prior non-prosecution.
Condonation of delay in filing the restoration application for RSA No. 122/2013.
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GAHC010104122024
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1807/2024
SARU KUMAR AND ORS
W/O LATE PADRA RAM KUMAR, RESIDENT OF BORIPARA MALIGAON, P.O. and P.S. JALUKBARI, DIST. KAMRUP, GHY-781012
2: SHIVA KUMAR
3: SADANANDA KUMAR
4: DIPAK KUMAR
APPELLANT NOS 3 TO 6 ARE THE OF LATE PADMA RAM KUMAR APPELLANT NOS 1 TO 6 ARE THE RESIDENT OF BORIPARA MALIGAON P.O. and P.S. JALUKBARI DIST. KAMRUP GHY-781012
5: SMT. KADAMI KUMAR
W/O SRI RAM KUMAR VILL. RAJAPUKHURI P.O. RAJAPUKHURI DIST. KAMRUP PIN 781132
6: SMT. KANTI KUMAR
W/O SRI NIRANJAN KUMAR VILL. PALASHBARI P.O. PALASHBARI DIST. KAMRUP PIN 781128
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W/O SRI SUSIL KUMAR VILL. BONGRA P.O. BONGRA DIST. KAMRUP PIN 781015
8: SMT. REENA KALITA
W/O SRI RAMEN KALITA VILL.RAMPUR P.O. RAMPUR DIST.KAMRUP PIN 781132 APPELLANT NOS 7 TO 9 ARE TEH DAUGHTERS OF LATE PADMA RAM KUMAR
VERSUS
PADMA NATH SARMA AND ORS S/O LATE BHUPENDRA SARMA,
W/O LATE UMESH SARMA
S/O BARADA KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE GIRISH CHANDRA SARMAH
S/O LATE BIRAJA KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE INDRA NATH SARMAH.
S/O LATE JITEND NATH SARMAH
8:BARENDRA NATH SARMAH S/O LATE NARENDRA NATH SARMAH
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9:HARISH SARMAH
S/O LATE BHUPENDRA NATH SARMAH
10:PRANA NATH SARMAH
S/O LATE PADMA NATH SARMAH
11:SAMIR PRASAD SARMAH
S/O BHABANI SARMAH
12:PRANAY SARMAH
S/O LATE BIRAJA KANTA SARMAH
13:JYOTIRMOY SARMAH
S/O LATE BIRJA KANTA SARMAH
14:SMTI BINA DEVI
W/O DASARATH SARMAH.
15:SMTI HIRA DEBI
W/O LATE SUSHIL SARMAH
16:NILOTMOY SARMAH
S/O LATE SUSHIL SARMAH
17:TARINI KANTA SARMAH S/O LATE HEM SARMAH
18:JAGADISH CH. SARMAH
S/O LATE PARESH CHANDRA SARMAH
19:SMT. NIRADA DEBI
W/O LATE PARESH CH. SARMAH
20:MEDINI KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE BHANABI SARMAH
21:KAHITISH CH. SARMAH
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S/O LATE ANATH CH. SARMAH
22:NAYAN SARMAH
S/O LATE ANATH CH. SARMAH
23:JITENDRA NATH SARMAH
S/O LATE PRAFULLA SARMAH
24:SMTI BAJULI DEVI
W/O LATE JANAKI PRASAD SARMAH
25:AMAL PRASAD SARMAH
S/O JANAKI PRASAD SARMAH
26:SUKHEN SARMAH
S/O LATE SAILENDRA PRASAD SARMAH
27:SMTI ALAKA DEBI
W/O LATE NIRMAL KANTA SARMAH
28:HIREN SARMAH
W/O LATE NIRMAL KANTA SARMAH
29:SANKAR PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE KANGULI PRASAD SARMAH
30:SMTI ANIMA DEBI
W/O LATE LALANA PRASAD SARMAH
31:SMTI NIRO DEBI
W/O LATE LALANA PRASAD SARMAH.
32:SAMIR KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE BHABANI SARMAH
33:BHABESH SARMAH
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S/O LATE SATISH SARMAH
34:ATAL SARMAH
S/O LATE SATISH SARMAH.
35:SMTI GOURI DEBI
W/O LATE SATISH SARMAH.
36:REBATI PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE KARUNA PRASAD SARMAH
37:RAJENDRA PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE UMA PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE PRIYA NATH SARMAH
S/O LATE RADHIKA PRASAD SARMAH
40:JANAKI PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE RAM PRASAD SARMAH
41:JAGADISH PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE RAM PRASAD SARMAH
W/O LATE PASUPATI SARMAH
43:PARAMESH SARMAH
S/O LATE DINESH SARMAH
44:PRATAK CH. SARMAH
S/O LATE HARIDAS SARMAH
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45:MOHINI KANTA SARMAH
S/O BHABNI SARMAH
46:GIRIJA KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE BARADA KANTA SARMAH
47:BORODA PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE SIBA PASAD SARMAH
48:MOJOJ KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE NILAKANTA SARMAH
49:BHUPATI KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE ABANI SARMAH
50:KHIROD PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE DEBENDRA PRASAD SARMAH.
S/O LATE PURNENDU SARMAH
S/O LATE PURNENDU SARMAH
S/O LATE PURNENDU SARMAH
54:SMTI BUABANI DEBI
W/O LATE PURNENDU PRASAD SARMAH
55:LAKHI PRASAD SARMAH
S/O DHIRLOCHAN SARMAH
56:JAWALA PRASAD SARMA
S/O LATE KAMAKHYA PRASAD SARMA
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57:DILIP SARMA
S/O HARI PRASAD SARMA
58:PRAKASH CH. SARMA
S/OLATE RAJ CHANDRA SARMA
59:SRI DHIRENDRA NATH SARMA
S/O LATE PRIYA NATH SARMA CONSTITUENT ATTORNEY OF THE PLAINTIFFS
60:PRABHAT CHANDRA SARMA
S/O LATE NABIN SARMA
61:PHANIDHAR NATH SARMA
S/OLATE DURGA NATH SARMA
62:SACHIN KANTA SARMA
S/O LATE KAMINI KANTA SARMA
63:JITENDRA NATH SARMA
S/OLATE PRAFULLA SARMA
64:TARA PRASAD SARMA
S/O LATE AMBIKA PRASAD SARMA CONSTITUENT ATTORNEY OF THE PLAINTIFFS.
65:PHANINDRA NATH SARMA
S/O LATE SITA NATH SARMA
66:SOUMITRA PRASAD SARMA
S/O LATE LANA PRASAD SARMA RESPONDENT NO. 1 TO 66 ARE THE RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DAM P.O.KAMAKHYA DIST. KAMRUP M PIN 78101
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. U B SARMA, MR. R SARMAH
Advocate for the Respondent : MR P K KALITA, MR K TALUKDAR
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Linked Case : RSA/122/2013
SARU KUMAR and 9 ORS.
2: SMT. KALI KUMAR
BOTH W/O LATE PADMA RAM KUMAR
6: DIPAK KUMAR
APPELLANT NOS 3 TO 6 ARE THE OF LATE PADMA RAM KUMAR APPELLANT NOS 1 TO 6 ARE THE RESIDENT OF BORIPARA MALIGAON P.O. and P.S. JALUKBARI DIST. KAMRUP GHY-781012
7: SMT. KADAMI KUMAR
W/O SRI RAM KUMAR VILL. RAJAPUKHURI P.O. RAJAPUKHURI DIST. KAMRUP PIN 781132
8: SMT. KANTI KUMAR
W/O SRI NIRANJAN KUMAR VILL. PALASHBARI P.O. PALASHBARI DIST. KAMRUP PIN 781128
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9: SMT. BIMALA KUMAR
W/O SRI SUSIL KUMAR VILL. BONGRA P.O. BONGRA DIST. KAMRUP PIN 781015
10: SMT. REENA KALITA
W/O SRI RAMEN KALITA VILL.RAMPUR P.O. RAMPUR DIST.KAMRUP
PIN 781132 APPELLANT NOS 7 TO 9 ARE TEH DAUGHTERS OF LATE PADMA RAM KUMAR.
VERSUS
PADMA NATH SARMA and 65 ORS. S/O LATE BHUPENDRA SARMA
2:SMT. ALAKA DEVI
W/O LATE UMESH SARMA
3:JAGAT KANTA SARMA
S/O BARADA KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE GIRISH CHANDRA SARMAH
S/O LATE BIRAJA KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE INDRA NATH SARMAH.
S/O LATE JITEND NATH SARMAH
8:BARENDRA NATH SARMAH S/O LATE NARENDRA NATH SARMAH
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9:HARISH SARMAH
S/O LATE BHUPENDRA NATH SARMAH
10:PRANA NATH SARMAH
S/O LATE PADMA NATH SARMAH
11:SAMIR PRASAD SARMAH
S/O BHABANI SARMAH
12:PRANAY SARMAH
S/O LATE BIRAJA KANTA SARMAH
13:JYOTIRMOY SARMAH
S/O LATE BIRJA KANTA SARMAH
14:SMTI BINA DEVI
W/O DASARATH SARMAH.
15:SMTI HIRA DEBI
W/O LATE SUSHIL SARMAH
16:NILOTMOY SARMAH
S/O LATE SUSHIL SARMAH
17:TARINI KANTA SARMAH S/O LATE HEM SARMAH
18:JAGADISH CH. SARMAH
S/O LATE PARESH CHANDRA SARMAH
19:SMT. NIRADA DEBI
W/O LATE PARESH CH. SARMAH
20:MEDINI KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE BHANABI SARMAH
21:KAHITISH CH. SARMAH
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S/O LATE ANATH CH. SARMAH
22:NAYAN SARMAH
S/O LATE ANATH CH. SARMAH
23:JITENDRA NATH SARMAH
S/O LATE PRAFULLA SARMAH
24:SMTI BAJULI DEVI
W/O LATE JANAKI PRASAD SARMAH
25:AMAL PRASAD SARMAH
S/O JANAKI PRASAD SARMAH
26:SUKHEN SARMAH
S/O LATE SAILENDRA PRASAD SARMAH
27:SMTI ALAKA DEBI
W/O LATE NIRMAL KANTA SARMAH
28:HIREN SARMAH
W/O LATE NIRMAL KANTA SARMAH
29:SANKAR PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE KANGULI PRASAD SARMAH
30:SMTI ANIMA DEBI
W/O LATE LALANA PRASAD SARMAH
31:SMTI NIRO DEBI
W/O LATE LALANA PRASAD SARMAH.
32:SAMIR KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE BHABANI SARMAH
33:BHABESH SARMAH
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S/O LATE SATISH SARMAH
34:ATAL SARMAH
S/O LATE SATISH SARMAH.
35:SMTI GOURI DEBI
W/O LATE SATISH SARMAH.
36:REBATI PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE KARUNA PRASAD SARMAH
37:RAJENDRA PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE UMA PRASAD SARMAH
38:BASANTA KR. SARMAH
S/O LATE PRIYA NATH SARMAH
39:SUDHIR PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE RADHIKA PRASAD SARMAH
40:JANAKI PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE RAM PRASAD SARMAH
41:JAGADISH PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE RAM PRASAD SARMAH
42:SMTI DIPIKA DEBI
W/O LATE PASUPATI SARMAH
43:PARAMESH SARMAH
S/O LATE DINESH SARMAH
44:PRATAK CH. SARMAH
S/O LATE HARIDAS SARMAH
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45:MOHINI KANTA SARMAH
S/O BHABNI SARMAH
46:GIRIJA KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE BARADA KANTA SARMAH
47:BORODA PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE SIBA PASAD SARMAH
48:MOJOJ KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE NILAKANTA SARMAH
49:BHUPATI KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE ABANI SARMAH
50:KHIROD PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE DEBENDRA PRASAD SARMAH.
51:PARIMAL PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE PURNENDU SARMAH
52:ASHNIN PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE PURNENDU SARMAH
53:UTPAL PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE PURNENDU SARMAH
54:SMTI BUABANI DEBI
W/O LATE PURNENDU PRASAD SARMAH
55:LAKHI PRASAD SARMAH
S/O DHIRLOCHAN SARMAH
56:JAWALA PRASAD SARMA
S/O LATE KAMAKHYA PRASAD SARMA
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57:DILIP SARMA
S/O HARI PRASAD SARMA
58:PRAKASH CH. SARMA
S/OLATE RAJ CHANDRA SARMA
59:SRI DHIRENDRA NATH SARMA
S/O LATE PRIYA NATH SARMA CONSTITUENT ATTORNEY OF THE PLAINTIFFS
60:PRABHAT CHANDRA SARMA
S/O LATE NABIN SARMA
61:PHANIDHAR NATH SARMA
S/OLATE DURGA NATH SARMA
62:SACHIN KANTA SARMA
S/O LATE KAMINI KANTA SARMA
63:JITENDRA NATH SARMA S/OLATE PRAFULLA SARMA
64:TARA PRASAD SARMA
S/O LATE AMBIKA PRASAD SARMA CONSTITUENT ATTORNEY OF THE PLAINTIFFS.
65:PHANINDRA NATH SARMA
S/O LATE SITA NATH SARMA
66:SOUMITRA PRASAD SARMA
S/O LATE LANA PRASAD SARMA RESPONDENT NO. 1 TO 66 ARE THE RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DAM P.O.KAMAKHYA DIST. KAMRUP M PIN 781010 -----------Advocate for : MR.P KHATANIAR Advocate for : MR.N DAS appearing for PADMA NATH SARMA and 65 ORS.
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BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ROBIN PHUKAN
ORDER
Date : 08.11.2024
Heard Mr. U. B. Sarma, learned counsel applicants and Mr. P.K. Kalita, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. A. Talukdar, learned counsel for all the respondents.
This by the applicant under Section 5 of the Limitation Act is preferred for condonation of delay in 107 days filing the restoration application for restoration of RSA No. 122/2013.
Mr. U. B. Sarma, learned counsel for the applicants submits that the RSA was dismissed vide the order dated 05.01.2024, as on the date fixed, the applicant remained unrepresented and in fact, on that day, the name of the learned counsel was not reflected in the cause-list and that the delay in filing the petition is not international rather it is circumstantial, and therefore, it is contendent to allow the petition.
Mr. Kalita, learned Senior Counsel for the respondents submits that he has no objection in the event of condoning the delay, but Mr. Kalita insist that some cost may be imposed upon the applicants, so as to compel them to be regular
Having heard the submissions of learned Advocates of both the parties, I have gone through the petition and the documents placed on record and also perused the order dated 05.01.2024 in RSA No. 122/2013.
It appears that the applicants remained continuously absent for 2 (two) days on 08.11.2023 and 29.11.2023, for which this Court was pleased to dismiss the
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petition on account of non-prosecution.
Having considered the submission of learned counsel for both the parties and also considering the facts and circumstances on the record, this Court is inclined to condone the delay of 107 days in refilling the restoration application of RSA No. 122/2013.
In terms of the above, the I.A. stands disposed of.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the delay of 107 days in filing the restoration application can be condoned under Section 5 of the Limitation Act.
Whether the delay is contenable as circumstantial rather than intentional given the previous dismissals for non-prosecution.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Saru Kumar and Ors.
Padma Nath Sarma and Ors.
Robin Phukan
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