IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9019 of 2007 Between: The National Ship Design & Research Centre (NSDRC), Employee Welfare Association, Regd. No. 577/07, D-12, NSDRC Quarters, Gandhigram, Visakhapatnam-5 Visakhapatnam repby its Secrtary Sri Balla Satyanarayana ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Secretary (Shipping) Department of Shipping Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways Government of India & Chairman, NSDRC., Transport Bhavan, New Delhi 2 The Governing Body of the national Ship Design & Research Centre Gandhigaram, Visakhapatnam-530005, repby its Director (NSDRC), .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particulrlyone inthe natureof WRit of Mandamus declaringthe Resolution of the Governing Body of NSDRC in its 63rd Meeting held on 23-02-2007 that "The retirement age of employees of NSDRC should be retained as 58 years in sitead of 60 years and their time must be extended beyond this Period on contracting basis on mutually agreed term andconditions if the management desires. It is furtherresolved to confirm that it would apply to all the employees who are onthe rolls and also for the new incumbents' includingthe proceedings of the 2nd respondnet dated 09-04-2007 as illegal improperand arbitrary besides being violative of Article 16 of the Constitution of India and principles of ntural justice and consequently directthe respondents to retainthe Retirement age of Employees of NSDRC as 60 years and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and properinthecircumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.K.SESHARAJYAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9019 of 2007 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded and the writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 28.07.2008 JSU ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRT} THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9019 of 2007 Date: 28.07.2008 JSU