IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR WRIT PETITION NO : 4944 of 1995 Between: 1 S.Jagannath Rao S/o.Late S.Narayana Murthy Bathalavatam, Sulurpet division, Nellore Region, A.P.Forest Development Corporation Nellore District 2 A.Ravinder Reddy S/o.A.Ram Reddy Zaheerabad, Medak Division Medak, A.P.Forest Development Corporation Medak Dist ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Andhra Pradesh Forest Develolpment Corporation Limited rep.by its Vice Chairman and Managing Director, U.N.I.Building, IIIrd Floor, A.C.Guards Hyderabad 2 The State of Andhra Pradesh rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government Energy, Forests, Environment, Science and Technology Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad .....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 direction more in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the cases of the petitioners for promotion to the post of Divisional Managers in the existing vacancies and thereby continuing the deputationists as highly arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional and further declaring the Rule 3 of the Staff Regulations as also arbitrary, illegal and violative of Arts.14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and declare the same as null and void to the extent it confers as unfettered power and discretion to the authorities and consequently direct the respondents to review the promotions made to the post of Divisional Managers in the first respondent corporation and further direct the respondents to promote the petitioners as Divisional Managers in the existing vacancies. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.RUPENDRA MAHENDERA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR FORESTS The Court made the following : ORDER: The learned Counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. Writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. ------------- 17-02-2005 LUR Copy to: 1 The Vice Chairman and Managing Director, The Andhra Pradesh Forest Develolpment Corporation Limited U.N.I.Building, IIIrd Floor, A.C.Guards Hyderabad 2 The Principal Secretary to Government State of Andhra Pradesh, Energy, Forests, Environment, Science and Technology Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 3 Two CCS to the G.P. for Forests, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 4 Two CD copies.