ITANAGAR, 23 Oct: The Arunachal Law Students Union (ALSU) has urged the Siang deputy commissioner to revoke the suspension orders issued against gaon buras (GBs), purportedly for expressing their opposition to the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP).

In a representation to the Siang DC on Tuesday, the union said that a village judicial authority cannot be penalized merely for expressing community concern unless there is a clear act of misconduct directly connected with judicial proceedings.

“The expression of dissent was a personal and community survival concern, not a judicial act,” the union said, and asserted that the suspension order “suffers from serious legal infirmity.”

It further said that the line of law is well settled that judicial officers enjoy protection from arbitrar

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