IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWELTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 4956 of 2001 Between: S.Satyanarayana Murthy, S/o Late Jagannatha Rao, H.NO. 49-46-4/9A, Sankuvaripalem, Visakhapatnam. ... PETITIONER AND 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Urban Land Ceiling, Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Special Officer and Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Visakhapatnam. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an order or orders or Writ more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the in action of the Respondent No.1 in not considering the Exemption Application Under Section 20(1) (b) of the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act, 1976 (Act 33 of 76) as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the Respondent No.1 to consider the Exemption Application filed by his father dated 14-07-1999. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. P. BADRI PREMNATH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER: - Learned Counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file fresh writ petition. 2. Permission is accorded and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ___________________ C.Y. SOMAYAJULU, J Dt.12-04-2005 Note: - Issue CC tomorrow. B/o Glv ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to: 1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Urban Land Ceiling, Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Special Officer and Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Visakhapatnam. 3. Two CCs. to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 4. Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSKM}