IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 28732 of 2008 Between: Palleti Appa Rao, S/o. late Polaiah, R/o. Gangavaram Village, Pedagentyada Mandal, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Rep by its Chairman & Managing Director,Vishaka Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Special Deputy collector, Visakhapatnam district, Maharanipeta, Visakhpatnam. ..RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.RAGHU Counsel for the Respondents: MR.V.N.ANAGANI FOR MR V.RAVINDER RAO The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “Therefore, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for the post of Khalasi as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the principles of natural justice and consequently seeking a direction to the respondents to appoint the petitioner as Khalasi.” At the hearing, Sri V.Raghu, learned counsel for the petitioner, having regard to the averments contained in the counter-affidavit filed by the respondents, submitted that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to apply for the post of Khalasi as and when the same is notified. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn with liberty in terms of the prayer made. As a sequel to dismissal of the main petition as withdrawn, WPMP No.37605 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 24th March, 2009 vrn