MC 1245/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.C. UPADHYAY Heard Mr. I. Hussain, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P. J. Ghosh, le arned Government Advocate for the State-respondents. By this application the petitioner has prayed for extension of time to prefer ap peal before the appropriate authority, as time granted by this Court vide order dated 09.09.2010 in W.P.(C) No. 166 of 2009, for preferring an appeal has alread y expired. Learned counsel for the petitioner has pointed out that on the last occasion by filing Misc. Case No.21 of 2011 a prayer was made for extension of time up to 31 .01.2011. However, when the matter was taken up by this Court on 18.04.2011, th e time sought for on behalf of the petitioner, had expired, therefore, the Court did not grant the prayer for extension of time. However, this Court granted li berty to the petitioner to file a fresh application for extension of time. Accordingly, the petitioner has filed the present Misc. application seeking exte nsion of time to prefer an appeal before the learned Commissioner, Lower Assam D ivision in terms of the direction issued by this Court in W.P.(C) No. 166 of 200 9. On careful perusal of the application and upon hearing learned counsel for the r espective parties, the reasons given in the application for delay in filing appr opriate appeal before the authority concerned is accepted and accordingly, the t ime granted to the petitioner vide order dated 09.09.2010 in W.P.(C) No. 166 of 2009, is hereby extended and the petitioner is allowed to prefer an appeal befor e the learned Commissioner, Lower Assam Division on or before 31.05.2011. Misc. case stands disposed of.