Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010150132026 2026:GAU-AS:13103-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3086/2026 THE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS. WITH ITS ZONAL OFFICE AT 4, C.R. AVENUE, HINDUSTAN BUILDING, KOLKATA- 72, WEST BENGAL REPRESENTED BY THE ZONAL MANAGER 2: THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL MANAGER L.I.C. OF INDIA GUWAHATI DIVISIONAL OFFICE S.S ROAD FANCY BAZAR GUWAHATI- 781001. 3: THE MANAGER P AND I.R. DEPARTMENT L.I.C. GUWAHATI DIVISIONAL OFFICE JEEVAN PRAKASH BUILDING S.S. ROAD FANCY BAZAR GUWAHATI- 781001. 4: THE BRANCH MANAGER L.I.C. DISPUR BRANCH OFFICE SAIKIA COMMERCIAL COMPLEX SREENAGAR DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 ASSA VERSUS RUPALI BHATTACHARJEE D/O LATE SUSHIL KUMAR PURKAYASTHA, RESIDENT OF ALPANA ENCLAVE, RUKMINI NAGAR, NEAR LAKSHMI MANDIR, GUWAHATI- Page No.# 2/3 781006, ASSAM. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR SISHIR DUTTA, MS K BORAH,MR. S DUTTA Advocate for the Respondent : MR A C BORBORA, MS. N DEY,MRS. R BORBORA BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 09.09.2026 (Arun Dev Choudhury, J) This interlocutory application has been filed by the applicants seeking condonation of delay of 66 days in preferring the connected appeal, against the judgment and order dated 06.04.2026, passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No.2822/2019.

We have heard Mr. S Dutta, learned senior counsel for the applicants, assisted by Mr. S Dutta, learned counsel. Also heard Mr. N Dey, learned counsel appearing for the sole respondent. After going through the averments made in the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicants for condoning the delay of 66 days in preferring the connected appeal. We, therefore, condone the delay. Page No.# 3/3 The Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. The Registry to process the connected appeal and, if found defect free, list the same on 28.09.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant