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Shri Ghana Gogoi and 10 Ors. v. Oil India Limited and 2 Ors.

Gauhati HC1 Jun 2026I.A.(Civil)/990/2026

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What is this about?

Delay condonation granted: Gauhati High Court Division Bench (Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury) condoned the 72-day delay in filing a Writ Appeal against the common Single Judge Judgment & Order dated 28.11.2025 in WP(C) No. 5845/2017 and WP(C) No. 3175/2017; applicants Ghana Gogoi and 10 ors versus respondents Oil India Limited, its Chairman-cum-Managing Director and the Oil India Pension Fund (Trust); I.A.(Civil)/990/2026 allowed and disposed of on 02.06.2026; Registry to process the appeal, listing preferably on 12.08.2026.

What did the court decide?

Condonation of the 72-day delay in preferring the connected Writ Appeal; the Interlocutory Application was allowed and disposed of, with the Registry directed to process the appeal and list it (if defect-free) preferably on 12.08.2026. ¶54

Shri Ghana Gogoi and 10 Ors. Vs Oil India Limited and 2 Ors. — Gauhati HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the delay of 72 days in filing the connected Writ Appeal against the common Judgment & Order dated 28.11.2025 in WP(C) No. 5845/2017 and WP(C) No. 3175/2017 should be condoned.

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Court's answer

Having gone through the averments in the application and the objection filed by the respondents, the Court was satisfied that good grounds had been assigned by the applicants/appellants for condoning the delay of 72 days in filing the connected Writ Appeal.

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Ratio / Principle

The delay of 72 days in preferring the appeal was condoned and the Interlocutory Application stands allowed and disposed of.

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Key takeaways

Administrative direction: the Registry is to process the connected appeal and, if found defect-free, list it under the appropriate heading, preferably on 12.08.2026.obiter¶55

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Order (Division Bench: Honourable The Chief Justice Mr. Ashutosh Kumar and Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev Choudhury), Gauhati High Court, dated 02.06.2026, in I.A.(Civil)/990/2026. Applicants/appellants Shri Ghana Gogoi and 10 others sought condonation of a 72-day delay in filing a Writ Appeal against the common Judgment & Order dated 28.11.2025 passed by a learned Single Judge of the same Court in WP(C) No. 5845/2017 and WP(C) No. 3175/2017; respondents were Oil India Limited, its Chairman-cum-Managing Director and the Oil India Pension Fund (Trust). Considering the averments in the application and the respondents' objection, the Court was satisfied that good grounds had been assigned, condoned the delay of 72 days in preferring the appeal, allowed and disposed of the Interlocutory Application, and directed the Registry to process the connected appeal and, if found defect-free, list it under the appropriate heading, preferably on 12.08.2026.

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GAHC010051282026

2026:GAU-AS:7661-

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

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Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/990/2026

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SHRI GHANA GOGOI AND 10 ORS

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S/O LATE THARUNRAM GOGOI, R/O H. NO. 42 HOME SWEET HOME SOS ROAD, GUWAHATI 781015

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2: PROTUL BARUAH

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S/O- LATE DR. NALIN BARUAH R/O JSB UDYAN 502N KT ROAD CHOWKIDINGEE DIBRUGARH PIN- 786001

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3: PRALAY BORUWA S/O LATE JAGANNATH BORUWA R/O B-104 VIJAYA HEIGHT APARTMENT GANESH MANDIR PATH NEW GUWAHATI- 781020

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4: PRANAB BARUAH S/O- LATE JUGA KANTA BARUAH

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R/O FLAT NO.3E ANUSUYA ASHIRBAD APARTMENT VIP ROAD SIX MILE GUWAHATI PIN-781022

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5: DINESH CHANDRA DEKA

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S/O- LATE BADAN CHANDRA DEKA R/O H.N. 28 HOME SWEET HOME NEW AIRPORT ROAD BORJHAR GUWAHATI PIN-781015

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6: ULFATUR RAHMAN BORAH

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S/O- LATE MUHIBUR RAHMAN BORAH

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R/O FLAT2B/T-2 PROTECH HERITAGE MOTHER TERESA ROAD GUWAHATI PIN- 781024

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7: BUDHINDRA GOSWAMI

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S/O LT. JIBON CHANDRA GOSWAMI R/O H.NO. 38 HOME SWEET HOME

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SOS ROAD GUWAHATI-781015

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8: ARVIND JAINI

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S/O- LATE SURENDRA KUMAR JAINI

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R/O B-101 ELDECO APARTMENT SECTOR-4 VAISHALI APARTMENT GHAZIABAD

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UTTAR PRADESH PIN- 201012

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9: DILIP KUMAR DUTTA

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S/O- LATE KAMAL CHANDRA DUTTA

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R/O FLAT D-4 JAGDAMBA APARETMENT MONALISHA PATH MOTHER TERESA ROAD GHY-24

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10: PRASANTA KUMAR KALITA

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S/O- LATE MAHENDRA NATH KALITA R/O 17 P LANE MILAN NAGAR WEST P.O-CR BUILDING DIBRUGARH786003

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11: IBI RAJKHOWA W/O- BRAJANGA RAJKHOWA

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R/O NIRMALI BRAJADHAM KADAMBARI NATUN NIRMALI GAON P.O- CR BUILDING DIBRUGARH-7860

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VERSUS

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OIL INDIA LIMITED AND 2 ORS

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DULIAJAN, DISTDIBRUGARH REGISTERED OFFICE, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR, P.O- DULIAJAN, PIN 786602

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2:THE CHAIRMAN CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR OIL INDIA LIMITED

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PLOT NO. 19

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SECTOR 16A NOIDA UTTAR PRADESH PIN201301

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3:THE OIL INDIA PENSION FUND (TRUST)

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P.O- DULIAJAN DISTRICT DIBRUGARH PIN786602 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETAR

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. M D BORAH, MR. PLABAN PHUKAN,MR R B GOSWAMI Advocate for the Respondent : SC, OIL,

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BEFORE

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HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY

ORDER

02.06.2026

(A.D. Choudhury, J)

We have heard Mr. R. B. Goswami, learned Advocate, for the applicants/appellants. We have also heard Mr. K. Kalita, learned Advocate for the all respondents.

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This Interlocutory Application has been filed for condonation of the delay of 72 days in filing the connected Writ Appeal against the common Judgment & Order dated 28.11.2025 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 5845/2017 and WP(C) No. 3175/2017.

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Having gone through the averments made in the application, as well as objection filed by the respondents, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicants/appellants for condoning the delay.

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Accordingly, the delay of 72 days in preferring the appeal is

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condoned and the Interlocutory Application stands allowed and disposed off.

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Registry to process the connected appeal and, if the same is found defect-free, shall list the same under appropriate heading, preferably on 12.08.2026.

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JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE

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