The Gauhati High Court considered an interlocutory application seeking condonation of a 114-day delay in filing a connected writ appeal. The court granted relief as the respondent had no objection.
C Kondonation of 114 days delay. Registry directed to register connected writ appeal and list it after four weeks for admission.
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GAHC010036482024
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/596/2024
PRADIP BORGOHAIN AND 85 ORS
SON OF LATE UMA KANTA BORGOHAIN, RESIDENT OF NAMDANG GOHAIN GAON, P.O- KUMURAJAN, P.S- GAURISAGAR, DISTRICT SIVASAGAR, PIN - 785664.
2: TRIDIP BARUAH SON OF SRI SUCHIL BARUAH RESIDENT OF NAZIRA RAJAPOOL HANDIQUE GAON P.O- RAJAPOL. P.S- NAZIRA DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785685.
3: BISWA NARAYAN DUTTA SON OF SRI RAMESWAR DUTTA RESIDENT OF VILL AND P.O- JOYRAPAR PS AND DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785697.
4: KESHA GOGOI SON OF SRI GANGADHAR GOGOI RESIDENT OF VILL- BANGMUKH HANDIQUE P.O- JOYRAPAR P.S AND DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785640.
5: PHANIDHAR GOGOI SON OF SRI BUDHESWAR GOGOI RESIDENT OF BANMUKH HANDIQUE GAON P.O- JAYAPAR P.S AND DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785640.
6: BIMAN BARUAH SON OF ATUL BARUAH
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RESIDENT OF RAJAPOOL HANDIQUE GAON P.O RAJAPOOL P.S- NAZIRA DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785685 7: RUHINI BURAGOHAIN SON OF NAGEN BURAGOHAIN RESIDENT OF VILL- BOKATA KHAMUN GAON P.O- KHAMUN P.S- NEMUGURI DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785697. 8: SUMANTA BARUAH SON OF DAMODAR BARUAH RESIDENT OF VILL- CHAWDANG GAON P.S- CHEREKAPARA P.O- KUJHIBALI DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785701. 9: PRANAB BORGOHAIN SON OF SRI RAMKANTA BORGOHAIN RESIDENT OF VILL- MECHAGAR AMKOTIA DEMOW KINAR P.O- AMKOTIA P.S- NAZIRA DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785640. 10: PRAKASH GOGOI SON OF SRI PURNANANDA GOOGI RESIDENT OF VILL- BETBARI LUTHURI CHETIA P.O- MITHA PUKHURI P.S AND DISTRICT SIVASAGAR.
11: BINOD GOGOI SON OF BHOGESWAR GOGOI RESIDENT OF VILL- MOTIACHIGA KONWAR GAON P.O- RAJMOU P.S- NAZIRA DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785685.
12: RUPAM GOGOI SON OF RADHA GOGOI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE LEZAI GAON
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P.O- NOHAT P.S - DEMOW DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785662. 13: DHANIRAM CHETIA SON OF PADU CHETIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAJAPOOL HANDIQUE GAON P.O- RAJAPOOL P.S - NAZIRA DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785685. 14: PARTHA PRATIM PHUKAN SON OF TIKHESWAR PHUKON RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHADHARA P.O-KHELUA P.S-SIVASAGAR DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785701 15: PRANATI PHUKAN DAUGHTER OFSRI BISHNU RAM PHUKAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- RIRIA P.O- DEMOWMUKH P.S- SIVASAGAR DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR PIN - 785663. 16: INAJATDDIN AHMED SON OF LT. NIZAMATUDDIN AHMED RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RIRIA P.O- DEMOW MUKH P.S AND DIST -SIVASAGAR PIN - 785663. 17: NABAJYOTI GOGOI SON OF CHANDRA KANTA GOGOI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BOKATA KHAMUN GAON P.S- NEMUGURI DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR PIN - 785697. 18: SUROP BORGOHAIN SON OF SONDHAR BORGOHAIN RESIDENT OF P.O- KAMURAJAN P.S-JOYSAGAR DISTRICT SIVASAGAR
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PIN - 785664. 19: RUPAM DUTTA SON OF DEBAJYOTI DUTTA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DICIAN GAON P.O- DHULIAPAR P.S-JOYSAGAR DISTRICT SIVASAGR PIN - 785640 20: MINTU SAIKIA SON OF PRADIP SAIKIA RESIDENT OF P.O- AMGURI P.S-AMGURI DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785680. 21: ANUP DUTTA SON OF KAMAL DATTA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DEMOW P.O- DEMOW P.S-DEMOW DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785662. 22: KICHYUT BARUAH SON OF AMAL BARUAH RESIDENT OF RESIDENT OF JOYSAGAR MEDICAL COLONY P.S- JOYSAGAR DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR PINCODE- 785640. 23: EKANTA DUTTA SON OF DEBA DUTTA RESIDENT OF JOYSAGAR MEDICAL COLONY P.S- JOYSAGAR DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR PINCODE- 785640. 24: RUKHESWAR GOGOI SON OF MOHENDRA GOGOI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHETIA KOIBARTTA P.O- MITHAPUKHURI DISTRICT SIVASAGR PIN - 785697. 25: PABITRA GOGOI SON OF DIMBESWAR GOGOI
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RESIDENT OF VILLAGE METEKA KUSHUNAGAR P.O- METEKA P.S-SIVASAGAR DISTRICT SIVASAGAR PIN - 785640.
26: KANCHAN KUMER DEHINGIA SON OF TUPIDHAR DEHINGIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHERKAPAR KHELUA GAON P.O- CHEREKIPAR IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785640.
27: MANAKH KONWAR SON OF BHUBAN KONWAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MECHAGAR BURAGOHAIN GAON P.O- MECHAGARH P.S.- NAZIRA IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785685.
28: MONI BORA DAUGHTER OF BROJEN BORA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BOHUABARI P.O- BAMRAJABARI IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785671.
29: SHIMA GOGOI SON OF LATE THUKESHWOR GOGOI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DIBRUAL P.O- BORBORUAH IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785640.
30: SANTANU BORGOHAIN SON OF LATE GUBIN CHANDRA BORGOHAIN RESIDENT OF P.O- AMKATIA P.S- NAZIRA IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785605.
31: MRIDUSMITA SHARMA WIFE OF JADOV CH SHARMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KALOO GAON P.O- KALOO GAON IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785666.
32: PURNIMA DUTTA
WIFE OF MUKUT DUTTA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAHI GAON
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P.O- HOLOGURI IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785664.
33: MOMI GOGOI DAUGHTER OF LATE BUPARAM GOGOI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NIMAIJAAN GAON P.O- BHADHARA IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785640.
34: DAMBARU DEHINGIA SON OF LATE GANESH DEHINGIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NITAI PUKHURI KONWAR GAON P.O- NITAI PUKHURI P.S- DEMOW IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785671.
35: JUMI KONWAR GOGOI WIFE OF MRIDUL KUMAR GOGOI RESIDENT OF VILLAGEROGHURIGURI P.O-BHADHARA P.S- SIVASAGAR IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785640.
36: BHASKAR PHUKAN SON OF LATE BHABESH PHUKAN RESIDENT OF NAHARKOTIA MILAN NAGAR
P.O- NAHARKOTIA
PINCODE- 786610
37: GIRIN DEHINGIA SON OF PUNESHOWAR DEHINGIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DHYAN DEHINGIA GAON P.O- PALENGI P.S- DEMOW IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785671.
38: MEDINI MOHAN GOGOI SON OF DURGESHWAR GOGOI RESIDENT OF SONARI TOWN NAHARALI WARD NO. 13 PO AND PS SONARI IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR
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PIN- 785690.
39: SHANTU BURAGOHAIN SON OF LATE NUMAL CHANDRA BURAGOHAIN RESIDENT OF VILLAGESUNPURA GOHAIN GAON P.O- PANIBIL IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785685.
40: TRILOKYA DEKA SON OF HALIRAM DEKA RESIDENT OF JOYSAGAR MEDICAL COLONY P.S- JOYSAGAR DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR PINCODE- 785640.
41: TOFIKUR RAHMAN SON OF LATE SORIFUR RAHMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MOHAN GAON P.O- MONMOHAN GAON P.S- SONARI IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785689.
42: LUHIT CHETIA SON OF SRI MUNIN CHETIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- CHEREKAPAR KHELUA P.O-CHEREKAPAR IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785640.
43: PALLAB CHETIA SON OF SRI SARBESHWAR CHETIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BHATIAPAR P.O- BHATIAPARA DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR PINCODE- 785667
44: MONJIT RABHA SON OF LATE RUPESHWAR RABHA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BORBHETA CHEUNI GAON P.O- BORBHETA PINCODE- 785004 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
45: PANKAJ BURAGOHAIN
SON OF SRI ATUL BURAGOHAIN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MEEHAGORH
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AMKOTIA GAON P.O- AMKOTIA P.S- NAZIRA IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 785668.
46: DIPANKAR CHIRING SON OF SRI DIPAK CHIRING RESIDENT OF BETBARI NO. 2 KONWAR P.O- BETBARI PINCODE- 785640 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
47: JITEN PHUKAN SON OF LATE NILA KANTA PHUKAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PANBECHA P.O- BETTENA
DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
48: SRIMATI MINASHI MILL WIFE OF SRI DARSHAN MILI RESIDENT OF CHANIMORA P.O- CHANIMORA PINCODE- 785640 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
49: INDESHWAR PANING SON OF LATE ANANTA RAM PANING RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BORRPAK
P.O-MACHKHOWA PINCODE- 787058 DISTRICT- DHEMAJI.
50: BIPIN DOWARAH SON OF LATE CHENERAM DOWARAH RESIDENT OF PALINGI DHYAN GAON P.O- PALINGI PINCODE- 785672 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
51: MULU AHMED SON OF LATE HABIJUDDIN AHMED RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DEMOW DEHAJAN TINI ALI P.O- DEMOW PINCODE- 785662 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
52: RABDULLA ALI
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SON OF AFSU ALI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- - 2 NO. BHATGAJ P.O- DIHING THANA PINCODE- 785640 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
53: PAPU YADAV SON OF SRI BABUL YADAV RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DEMOW P.O- DEMOW PINCODE- 785662 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
54: SRIMATI CHAMPA BORA CHIRING WIFE OF SRI PADUM CHIRING RESIDENT OF BETNBARI NO. 2 KONWAR GAON P.O- MITHAPUKHURI PINCODE- 785640 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
55: SRIMATI JUNMONI CHETIA CHANGMAI WIFE OF SRI PROBHAT CHANGMAI RESIDENT OF BETBARI BORPATRA GAON P.O MITHAPUKHURI PINCODE- 785640 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
56: SRIMATI NAYANMONI KHANIKAR WIFE OF SRI RATUL HIRA BARUAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- AMGURI P.O- MORANHAT P.O- MORANHAT PINCODE- 785670 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
57: SRIMATI MONJU BORPATRAGOHAIN DAUGHTER OF SRI ROMEN CHANDRA PATAR RESIDENT OF HASHCHARA RAILING CHUTIA GAON P.O- HAHCHARA KUJIBALI DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
58: SRIMNATI HEMASHREE BORO WIFE OF SRI BUHWISAT BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF DHUPGIRI P.O- SASTRAPARA PINCODE- 784510 DISTRICT- UDALGURI.
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59: AHIDUR RAHMAN SON OF SRI MOFIJUR RAHMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SORAGURI P.O- DIKHOWMUKH PINCODE- 785664 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR 60: SUMIT KUMAR BORAH SON OF SRI TARA NATH BORAH RESIDENT OF SONARI TOWN WARD NO.11 NEAR ASTC BUS STAND P.O- SONARI PINCODE- 785690 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
61: SRIMATI GIRIMONI CHETIA GOGOI WIFE OF SRI TRAILUKYA GOGOI RESIDENT OF RANGUR NAGAR P.O- SIVASAGAR P.S- SIVASAGAR PINCODE- 785640 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
62: MRIDUL DUTTA SON OF SRI DILIP DUTTA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PALANGI DHYAN GAON
P.O- PALINGI P.S- SIVASAGAR PINCODE- 785672 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR
63: NAJIBUR RAHMAN SON OF SRI MUJIBOR RAHMAN RESIDENT OF PALINGI DHYAN GAON P.O- PALINGI PINCODE- 785672 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
64: DIJEN HAZARIKA SON OF- LATE BHUBAN HAZARIKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BHAT GAZ GAON
PINCODE- 785671 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR
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ASSAM.
65: UTTAM DEHINGIA SON OF LATE GOKUL DEHINGIA RESIDENT OF- DEMOW EKARANI GRAND P.O AND P.S- DEMOW PINCODE- 785662 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR ASSAM.
66: ARUP JYOTI DUTTA SON OF SRI ANANDA DUTTA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BANDARMARI GAON PINCODE- 785662 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
67: DIGANTA GOGOI SON OF LATE NOBIN GOGOI RESIDENT OF - DEMOW MILAN NAGAR
P.O AND P.O- DEMOW PINCODE- 785662 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
68: BIKASH GOGOI SON OF SRI JIBESHWAR GOGOI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NIMAIJAN
P.O- BHADHARA PINCODE- 785640 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR 69: SRIMATI MAMONI BHATTACHARYYA WIFE OF SRI BIKASH BHATTACHARYYA RESIDENT OF- NEW AMALAPATTY P.O- SIVASAGAR PINCODE- 785604 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR
70: BABY PHUKAN DAUGHTER OF LATE BHUDESHWAR PHUKAN RESIDENT OF BETBARI DAW GAON
P.O- MITHAPUKHURI PINCODE- 785640
DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
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71: SRIMATI PARBATI KUMARI SHARMA W/O- SRI KHEM PRASAD SHARMA RESIDENT OFF KASARJ LINE AMGURI TOWN P.O- AMGURI PINCODE- 785680 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR
72: KAMAL THAPA S/O- LATE TIL BAHADUR THAPA RESIDENT OF JOYSARAR JUNAKI NAGAR
P.O- RUDRASAGAR PINCODE- 785640
DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR.
73: SRIMATI MONIKA PHUKAN W/O- SRI RANJAN BORGOHAIN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PHULPANICHIGA
P.O- PHULPANICHIGA PINCODE- 785683
DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR
74: SRIMATI BHARTI BEZARUAH W/O- SRI BORMANDA BEZARUAH RESIDENT OF NAZIRA TOWN
P.O- NAZIRA
DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR
75: MUNINDRA BORGOHAIN SON OF SRI GOPAL BORGOHAIN RESIDENT OF MECHAGAR DIMOWKINER P.O- AMKATIA DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR
76: SRIMATI DIPAMOI CHUTIA W/O- SRI NRIPENDRA NARAYAN CHUTIA RESIDENT OF MECHAGAR DIMOWKINER P.O- AMKATIA
PINCODE- 785697 DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR
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77: RAMIZ ALI S/O- HUSSAIN ALI RESIDENT OF VILL- DA-DHARA P.O- PALENGI P.S- DEMOW DIST. SIVASAGAR ASSAM. PIN- 785640.
78: BANU RAHMAN C/O- ABDUL GAFFAR REDIDENT OF VILL- MEZENGA
DIST. SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN- 785640
79: RAJESH DUTTA C/O- SUNIL DUTTA RESIDENT OF VILL- HABIRAM BORA PATH
DIST- SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN- 785640 80: DHANESWARI BASFOR C/O- BOLOW BASFOR RESIDENT OF VILL- SIMALUGURI
DIST- SIVASAGAR ASSAM 81: RAGLU RAMU C/O- RAGLU KANAYA RESIDENT OF VILL- DA- DHARA P.O- PALENGI P.S.- DEMOW DIST. SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN- 785640
82: ROFIKUL ROHMAN C/O- ROYAL ROHMAN RESIDENT OF VILL- THOWRA BAMUN BARI
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P.O- RAJMAI P.S- DEMOW
DIST. SIVASAGAR ASSAM. PIN- 785672. 83: ROBIUL ISLAM C/O- NAZRU ISLAM RESIDENT OF VILL- THANAMUKH
DIST. SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN- 785640 84: MUSLIMA BEGUM C/O- ROYAL ROHMAN RESIDENT OF VILL- THOWRA BAMUN BARI
P.O- RAJMAI P.S.- DEMOW DIST. SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN- 785672. 85: KUSHAL KUMAR DAS S/O- SRI HARENDRA NATH DAS RESIDENT OF VILL RONGPUR P.O.DHULIPARA PIN- 785640 DIST. SIVASAGAR ASSAM 86: MINTU BAYAN SON OF PADMA BAYAN RESIDENT OF AMLAPATTY P.O- SIVSAGAR WARD NO. 9 IN THE DISTRICT OF SIVASAGAR PIN- 78564
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS
REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASAM, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (A) DEPTT. DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006, ASSAM
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2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (A) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI - 781006 ASSAM. 3:THE DIRECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HENGRABARI GUWAHATI - 781036 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. 4:THE JOINT DIRECTOR HEALTH SERVICES SIVASAGAR GUWAHATI - 781036 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM.
5:THE SCREENING COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN (ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES) HANGRABARI GUWAHATI- 3
For the applicants : Mr. A. Dhak, Advocate
through video-conferencing
For the respondents : Mr. D.P. Borah, S.C. Health.
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HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM
10-04-2024
(Vijay Bishnoi, C.J.)
The matter comes up for consideration of IA(Civil) No.596/2024 filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 with the prayer for condonation of delay of 114 days in filing the connected writ appeal.
Mr. D.P. Borah, learned Standing Counsel, Health puts in appearance on
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behalf of all the respondents. He submits that he has no objection if the delay is condoned.
In such circumstances, the delay of 114 days in filing the connected writ appeal is condoned.
The interlocutory application is disposed of.
Registry is directed to register the connected writ appeal and list the same after four weeks for admission.
JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the delay of 114 days in filing the connected writ appeal should be condoned under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Pradip Borgohain and 85 ors
The State of Assam
Vijay Bishnoi
Suman Shyam
As recorded by the court registry
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