ORDER

Date : 14-07-2023

1. Heard Mr. B. Taipodia, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Ms.

P. Pangu, learned Junior Government Advocate for the State respondents.

2. None appears for the respondent no. 3 though a counter-affidavit on behalf of the respondent no. 3 has been filed through Mr. I. Riram, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate.

3. Mr. Taipodia, learned counsel for the petitioners has prayed for 2 (two) weeks time to file rejoinder-affidavit to the counter-affidavit filed by the respondents.

4. However, on perusal of the Office notes, it appears that the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners had taken time on as many as 6 (six) occasions to file re-joinder affidavit to the counter-affidavit filed by the respondents.

5. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 15.07.2020, issued by the Deputy Commissioner, West Siang District, Aalo, vide No. WS/ADM- 48/1996-2020/, whereby, the petitioners who are the Gaon Buras of Kambu village under Kamba circle have been dismissed from the post of Gaon Bura on the ground inter-alia that both the petitioners as Gaon Buras are not discharging their duties as village authority by ignoring and disobeying the