JUDGMENT :

PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI, J.

1. In the wake of instant surge in COVID-19 cases and spread of its highly infectious Omicron variant, lawyers have been advised to refrain from coming to Courts.

2. This writ petition has been preferred claiming the following reliefs:

“It is therefore, most humbly and respectfully prayed that this writ petition may kindly be allowed and by an appropriate writ, order or direction, the order impugned dated 02.09.2016 (Annex. 7) may kindly be declared illegal and the same may be kindly quashed and set aside.”

3. The matter comes up before this Court under the Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Act, 1954; the Rajasthan Farmers Participation in the Management of Irrigation System Act, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Act of 2000’) and the Rajasthan Farmers Participation in the Management of Irrigation System Rules, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Rules of 2002’).

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present petitioner was elected as the unopposed President of Dabbar Distributory Water Users' Association (WUA) pursuant to the election held in the year 2014. Learned counsel further submits that since then the petitioner is working as Ch