Dr Manoj Saha v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court interlocutory application I.A.(Civil)/144/2026 decided 13-02-2026 by A.D. Choudhury, J. sitting with Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar; Dr Manoj Saha sought condonation of 413-day delay in appealing against the Single Judge's judgment dated 10.05.2019 in WP(C) 915/2019 challenging Assam Health & Family Welfare Department authorities (Principal Secretary, Commissioner & Secretary, Joint Secretary, Director of Medical Education, Principal cum Chief Superintendent GMCH); delay condoned on good grounds; respondents' counsel had no instructions to oppose; application allowed; connected appeal to be processed and listed preferably on 08.04.2026.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of the delay of 413 days in preferring the connected appeal; the Interlocutory Application stands allowed and disposed of; the Registry is directed to process the connected appeal and, if found defect free, list it under the appropriate heading, preferably on 08.04.2026.