Gauhati High Court
I.A.(Civil)/3115/2026 of NANDINI KAKATI AND 12 ORS. Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS. on 2 September 2026
GAHC010190152026 2026:GAU-AS:12875 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3115/2026 NANDINI KAKATI AND 12 ORS. D/O RIPUNJAY KAKATI, R/O FLAT NO 27, BLOCK D, SASHIKUNG APARTMENT, SURVEY, BELTOLA ROAD, PS- HATIGAON, DIST- KAMRUP
GAHC010190152026
2026:GAU-AS:12875
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3115/2026
NANDINI KAKATI AND 12 ORS.
D/O RIPUNJAY KAKATI, R/O FLAT NO 27, BLOCK D, SASHIKUNG
APARTMENT, SURVEY, BELTOLA ROAD, PS- HATIGAON, DIST- KAMRUP
METRO, ASSAM
2: AOICHARJYA JIBON BARUAH
S/O APURBA JIBON BARUAH
R/O. HOUSE NO.13
ABC
TARUN NAGAR
OPP. SWADESHI ACADEMY
GUWAHAI
P.O. DISPUR
ASSAM-781005
3: KULA PRADIP BHATTACHARYYA
S/O HEMANTA BHATTACHARYYA
R/O. HOUSE NO 7
UDAYANPATH 2
TRIPURA ROAD
BELTOLA
PS-BASISTHA
DIST- KAMRUP METRO
ASSAM
4: RUMIR TIMUNGPI
S/O MANGAL SING TIMUNG
R/O RANG MAHAL
WARD NO 6
PS-DIPHU
DISTKARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
Page No.# 2/9
5: FARUK AHMED
S/O LATE MAFIJUDDIN AHMED
VILL. SHOTKHIL
PO- MORANJANA
PS. RANGIA
DIST- KAMRUP
ASSAM
6: KALYAN KUMAR DAS
S/O BINANDI DAS
R/O GARO BASTI
8TH MILE
BACK SIDE OF GANESH MANDIR
KHANAPARA
PS.- BASISTHA
DIST- KAMRUP METRO
ASSAM
7: ANAL JYOTI DAS
S/O BINAY KUMAR DAS
R/O VILLSANTINAGAR
PO- BALADMARI
PS AND DIST- GOALPARA
ASSAM
8: SUKANYA DAS
W/O MR. KRISHNA BORDEURI
R/O BYLANE NO.3
GORCHUK
CHARIALI
ASSAM
PIN-781035
9: PUSKAL GOGOI
S/O LATE PRADIP GOGOI
R/O. 2 NO. MIRIHULA VILLAGE
MORANHAT
DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN-785670
10: SAJAHAN SARKAR
S/O. LT. LATE GOAM SARWAR SARKAR
R/O. HOUSE NO.3
BYE LANE NO.2
KAILASH NAGAR
Page No.# 3/9
BHETAPARA ROAD
HATIGAON
GUWAHAI-781038
11: DIPANKAR DUTTA LAHKAR
HOUSE NO.6
LAKSHMIPATH
RUPNAGAR
GUWAHATI
INDRAPUR BHANGAGARH
KAMRUP METRO
ASSAM
12: NITU MANI DAS
S/O SRI RAMANI MOHAN DAS
R/O. FATASHIL AMBARI
A.K. DEV ROAD
NEAR TULA FACTORY
GUWAHATI781025
13: NILANJAL GOGOI
S/O- LATE GANGA DHAR GOGOI
R/O- FLAT NO. 2H
CENTURY APARTMENT
GANESHGURI
G S ROAD
NEAR KAR BHAVAN
PO-ASSAM SACHIVALAYA
PS- DISPUR
DISTRICT- KAMRUP METRO
ASSAM-781006
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS.
REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO TH
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, HOME POLITICAL DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006
2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
HOME A AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-781006.
3:THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
HOME A AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-781006 RESPONDENTS
4:NABANITA SHARMA
W/O RANDHIR GOSWAMI R/O HOUSE NO.4
BYE LANE NO.6
ZOO ROAD TINIALI
HRIDAY RANJAN PATH
P.O. GEETANAGAR
DIST. KAMRUP M
ASSAM-781003
5:AMIT RAJ CHOUDHURY
S/O. PARESH CHOUDHARY
R/O NABADAY APARTMENT-2D
SINAKI PATH
MOTHER TERESA GUWAHATI -24
6:ASSEMA KALITA
D/O MADAN KALITA
R/O H. NO.3
PRABHAT BARMAN PATH
JATIA KAHILIPARA
P.O. ASSAM
SACHIBALAYA
DISPUR
DISTRICT KAMRUP M
ASSAM-781022
7:RITURAJ DOLEY
S/O RANJIT KUMAR DOLEY
R/O. HOUSE NO.9
CHACHAL SIXMILE
P.S. DISPUR
DIST. KAMRUP M
ASSAM-781022 .PROFORMA RESPONDENT
Advocate for the Petitioner : IMSENKALA, MS. P GOGOI,L TONGER,MS M BORAH,MS. J
CHETRY,MS. B CHOWDHURY,MR A CHOWDHURY
Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, Linked Case : CS/0/0
NANDINI KAKATI
D/O RIPUNJAY KAKATI R/O FLAT NO 27
BLOCK D
SASHIKUNG APARTMENT
SURVEY
BELTOLA ROAD
PSHATIGAON
DIST- KAMRUP METRO
ASSAM
2: AOICHARJYA JIBON BARUAH
S/O APURBA JIBON BARUAH
R/O. HOUSE NO.13
ABC
TARUN NAGAR
OPP. SWADESHI ACADEMY
GUWAHAI
P.O. DISPUR
DISTRICT KAMRUP M
ASSAM-781005
3: KULA PRADIP BHATTACHARYYA
S/O HEMANTA BHATTACHARYYA R/O. HOUSE NO 7
UDAYANPATH 2
TRIPURA ROAD
BELTOLA
PS-BASISTHA
DIST- KAMRUP METRO
ASSAM
4: RUMIR TIMUNGPI
S/O MANGAL SING TIMUNG R/O RANG MAHAL
WARD NO 6
PS-DIPHU DISTKARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
5: FARUK AHMED
S/O LATE MAFIJUDDIN AHMED VILLSHOTKHIL
PO- MORANJANA PSRANGIA DIST- KAMRUP
ASSAM
6: KALYAN KUMAR DAS
S/O BINANDI DAS
R/O GARO BASTI
8TH MILE
BACK SIDE OF GANESH MANDIR
KHANAPARA
PSBASISTHA
DIST- KAMRUP METRO
ASSAM
7: ANAL JYOTI DAS
S/O BINAY KUMAR DAS R/O VILLSANTINAGAR
PO- BALADMARI
PS DIST- GOALPARA
ASSAM
8: SUKANYA DAS
W/O MR. KRISHNA BORDEURI
R/O BYLANE NO.3
GORCHUK
CHARIALI
DISTRICT KAMRUP M
ASSAM
PIN-781035
9: PUSKAL GOGOI
S/O LATE PRADIP GOGOI R/O. 2 NO. MIRIHULA VILLAGE
MORANHAT
DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN-785670
10: SAJAHAN SARKAR
LATE GOAM SARWAR SARKAR R/O. HOUSE NO.3
BYE LANE NO.2
KAILASH NAGAR
BHETAPARA ROAD
HATIGAON
GUWAHAI-781038
11: DIPANKAR DUTTA LAHKAR
HOUSE NO.6
LAKSHMIPATH
RUPNAGAR
GUWAHATI
INDRAPUR BHANGAGARH
KAMRUP METRO
ASSAM
12: NITU MANI DAS
S/O SRI RAMANI MOHAN DAS R/O. FATASHIL AMBARI
A.K. DEV ROAD
NEAR TULA FACTORY
GUWAHATI781025
13: NILANJAL GOGOI
S/O- LATE GANGA DHAR GOGOI
R/O- FLAT NO. 2H
CENTURY APARTMENT
GANESHGURI
G S ROAD
NEAR KAR BHAVAN
PO-ASSAM SACHIVALAYA
PS- DISPUR
DISTRICTKAMRUP METRO
ASSAM-781006.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM
REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO TH
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
HOME POLITICAL DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-781006
2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
HOME A AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI781006.
3:THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
HOME A AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI781006 RESPONDENTS
4:NABANITA SHARMA
W/O RANDHIR GOSWAMI R/O HOUSE NO.4
BYE LANE NO.6
ZOO ROAD TINIALI
HRIDAY RANJAN PATH
P.O. GEETANAGAR
DIST. KAMRUP M
ASSAM-781003
5:AMIT RAJ CHOUDHURY
S/O PARESH CHOUDHARY R/O NABADAY APARTMENT-2D
SINAKI PATH
MOTHER TERESA GUWAHATI -24
6:ASSEMA KALITA
D/O MADAN KALITA R/O H. NO.3
PRABHAT BARMAN PATH
JATIA KAHILIPARA
P.O. ASSAM
SACHIBALAYA
DISPUR
DISTRICT KAMRUP M
ASSAM-781022
7:RITURAJ DOLEY
S/O RANJIT KUMAR DOLEY R/O. HOUSE NO.9
CHACHAL SIXMILE
P.S. DISPUR
DIST. KAMRUP M
ASSAM-781022 .PROFORMA RESPONDENTS
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Advocate for the applicant(s): Mr. A Chowdhury, Senior Advocate Ms. M Borah Advocate for the respondent(s): Mr. N Kohli Senior Advocate Mr. A Roy For respondent Nos.1 to 4
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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH
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ORDER
03.09.2026
Heard Mr. A Chowdhury, the learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. M Borah, the learned appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Also heard Mr. N Kohli, the learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr. A Roy, the learned counsel who appears on behalf of the respondent Nos.1 to 4.
2. This is an application praying for condonation of delay of 121 days in preferring the accompanying review petition filed seeking review of the common judgment and order dated 01.04.2026 passed in WP(C)No.5770/2024; WP(C)No.532/2025; and other connected writ petitions.
3. Taking into account that the applicant was earlier pursuing an appeal before the learned Division Bench of this Court and thereupon leave being granted, the Petitioner has approached this Court by filing a review petition, it is the opinion of this Court that the grounds mentioned in the present application, more particularly, at paragraph Nos. 4 and 5 constitute sufficient cause within the meaning of the Limitation Act, 1963.
4. Accordingly, this Court condones the delay of 121 days in preferring the Review Petition, for which, the instant application stands allowed.
5. The Registry shall register the accompanying review petition and thereupon list the Review Petition.
6. Accordingly, list the Review Petition on 13.10.2026.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant