HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.25546 OF 2002 Between: K.V.Ramanaiah and others . . .Petitioners AND Government of Andhra Pradesh and another . . .Respondents :: ORDER :: Counsel for the petitioners : Shri M.Sudheer Kumar Counsel for the respondents : Government Pleader for Forests, Environment, Science and Technology 26th July, 2007 PER G.S.SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioners have made the following substantive prayer: “In the aforesaid circumstances, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of the Government in issuing the notification in G.O.Ms.No.94, Environment, Forests, Science and Technology (For.III) Department, dated 29-10-2001 substituting the Schedule-II of A.P. Forest Produce Transit Rules, 1970 excluding the Anantapur District from the purview of exemption granted in respect of species of Vepa and Nallathumma for the purpose of exempting them from the A.P. Forest Produce Transit Rules, 1970 as illegal, arbitrary, without power and authority and to quash the same.” Shri M.Sudheer Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners has circulated letter dated 23.07.2007 with the request that his clients may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition. Learned Government Pleader for Forests, Environment, Science and Technology says that he does not have any objection. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ 26th July, 2007 C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J kvni