JUDGMENT :

PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI, J.

1. In 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 the Courts.

2. Looking to the commonality of the issues involved in the present petitions, they have been heard together and are being decided by this common order.

3. For the sake of brevity, the facts and the prayer clauses are being taken from SBCWP NO. 4784/2012, while treating the same as a lead case.

"(i) By an appropriate writ, order or direction, Your Lordship may kindly be pleased to accept and allowed this writ petition.

(ii). By an appropriate writ, order or direction, your Lordship may kindly be pleased to quash and set aside the impugned order dated 12.10.2011 (Annex. 8) passed by the respondents no. 2- learned Chief Information Commissioner Rajasthan, in Appeal No. 104/2011 titled as Smt. Mardula Mehta v. Public Information officer District Education officer Secondary Jodhpur.

(iii). By an appropriate writ, order or direction, cost of the petition may kindly be awarded in favour of the humble petitioner."

4. Despite service, none-appears for the private respondents.

5. Learned counsel for t