GAHC010177352024

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

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

Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2730/2024 ETTEHAD ALAM AND 17 ORS

S/O- LT. AMIRULHUSSAIN, RESIDENT OF 174, AGIA ROAD, OLD CIVIL

HOSPITAL, NARAPARA BHATIPARA, GOALPARA, ASSAM 783101

2: SADHANA DAS

D/O- LT. RAMESH DAS R/O- CIVIL HOSPITAL

BHALUKDUBI

GOALPARA

BHALUKDUBI

ASSAM

PIN-783101

DIST-GOALPARA

3: SANTOSH SARKAR

S/O- SUNIL CH SARKAR

R/O- 54

JHARPARA PT II

BONGAIGAON

ASSAM

PIN- 783384. DIST-BONGAIGAON

4: ABDUL HAI

C/O-ABDUL KHALEK

R/O- KATILATARI

AMBARI

GOALPARA

ASSAM

PIN-783129

DIST-GOALPARA

5: BINBAHADUR PRADHAN

C/O-LALBAHADUR PRADHAN

R/O- BAPUJINAGAR

BHALUKDUBI ASSAM PIN-783101 DIST-GOALPARA

6: ASIM CHOUDHURY C/O- GOBINDA CHOUDHARY R/O-VILL- JAIL ROAD NEAR BARPETA BARPETA BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781301 DIST- BARPETA

7: NILIM PATOWARY S/O- AKAN PATOWARY R/O- NEAR BARPETA JAIL TOWN WARD NO-20 BARPETA BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781301 DIST- BARPETA

8: ALTAF UDDIN AHMED C/O-DERAJUDDIN AHMED R/O- NEAR BAKURPARA BHATIPARA GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783101 DIST-GOALPARA

9: NAKUL DAS C/O-KHOKARAM DAS R/O- NIJSATRA PUR GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783101 DIST-GOALPARA

10: SIDDHARTHA SANKAR DAS C/O-KRISHNA RANJAN DAS R/O- 2 NO. COLONY BHATIPARA ASSAM PIN-783101 DIST-GOALPARA

11: AMIT RAY C/O-PULUKA NANDA RAY R/O-VILL. BAPUJINAGAR BALADMARI CHAR PT-I GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783121 DIST-GOALPARA

12: UJJAL KANTI SARKAR C/O-CHITRA RANJAN SARKAR R/O- GOALPARA TOWN WARD NO.1 PS-GOALPARA BHATIPARA GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783101 DIST-GOALPARA 13: PINTU GHOSH C/O- PRATAP GHOSH R/O- PACHAGARH DIST. KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783345.DIST-KOKRAJHAR

14: TOFINUR AHMED C/O-SHAHDULLAH R/O- GOALPARA WARD NO.11 BHATIPARA GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783101 DIST-GOALPARA 15: RIJU AHMED C/O-ASADULLAH R/O-H.NO. 341 K P ROAD NEAR M K N HIGH SCHOOL BHATIPARA ASSAM PIN-783101. DIST-GOALPARA

16: AZIZUL HOQUE C/O-MERAJ ALI R/O- GOALPARA WARD NO.10 BHATIPARA GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783101. DIST-GOALPARA

17: ABU AKKAS S/O-SERAJ UDDIN SHEIKH R/O- VILL. GOSSAIDUBI HINDUPARA PO GOURNAGAR GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783132. DIST-GOALPARA

18: GAUTAM GHOSH S/O- LT. KAMINI KUMAR GHOSH R/O- 288 GOALTULI ROAD WARD NO. 6 NEAR HOLY YOUTH CLUB BHATIPARA GOALPARA GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783101.

DIST-GOALPAR VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (A) DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- - 781006, ASSAM.

2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE(A) DEPARTMENT GUWAHATI ASSAM- 781006

3:THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES HENGRABARI GUWAHATI ASSAM- 781006

4:THE JOINT DIRECTOR HEALTH SERVICES GUWAHATI-781036 KAMRUP ASSAM

5:THE SCREENING COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN (ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES)

HANGARBARI GUWAHATI ASSAM-78103 For the applicants : Mr. D. Gogoi, Advocate For the respondents : Mr. B. Gogoi, S.C., Health – B E F O R E –

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY

12-12-2025 (Ashutosh Kumar, C.J.)

This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicants/appellants seeking condonation of delay of 278 days in preferring the connected appeal against the judgment dated 29.09.2023 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) 8220/2019.

We have heard Mr. D. Gogoi, learned Advocate for the applicants/appellants and Mr. B. Gogoi, learned Advocate for the respondents.

After going through the averments made in the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicants/appellants for condoning the delay of 278 days in preferring the connected appeal.

We, therefore, condone the delay.

The Interlocutory Application stands disposed off.

The Registry to process the appeal and list the same on 18.02.2026 under the appropriate heading.

JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant