Sachin Kumar Thakur v. Office of the Commandant Assam Rifle Taning Centre and School and 5 Ors.
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Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench, decision dated 02.12.2025 in I.A.(Civil)/128/2025; bench: Ashutosh Kumar, CJ (authoring judge) and Arun Dev Choudhury, J. Applicant: Sachin Kumar Thakur (represented by Md. A. Ansari, through video-conferencing); respondents: Commandant, Assam Rifles Taning Centre and School, Dimapur and 5 others including Ministry of Personnel/SSC (NER), ARWWA Secretariat Shillong, and the Director General of Assam Rifles (represented by Mr. Z.N. Ngullie, Central Govt. Counsel). Application sought condonation of 490 days' delay in filing an appeal against the Single Judge's order dated 15.03.2024 in WP(C) No.144/2020. No instructions to oppose were communicated by the respondents' counsel; the Court found good grounds assigned and condoned the delay, disposing of the application and directing listing of the appeal on 14.01.2026. Keywords: condonation of delay, 490 days, interlocutory application, appellate standing, Assam Rifles employment dispute.