U.C. Dhyani, J.

1. By means of present writ petition (PIL), the petitioner seeks following reliefs, among others:

(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of declaration or any appropriate writ and to declare the appointment in violative to the constitutional mandate and against the public at large and as well as against the objects of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 08.11.2016 (Annexure 6 to the petition) along with its effect and operation.

2. The petitioner, as stated, is a practicing Advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttarakhand, an RTI activist and a public spirited person with more than 40 odd applications and appeals filed and pending under the Right to Information Act, 2005, under his name and is actively involved in unveiling several anomalies in the Social Welfare and Education Department in the State of Uttarakhand for public good and welfare.

3. Petitioner drew the attention of this Court towards the fact that despite the pendency of a writ petition with regard to the appointment of Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commission