IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 13432 of 2008 Between: Sri B. Jangareddy S/o. Sri B. Ram Reddy R/o. Flat NO. 06 Snehadeep Apartments, Gokulnagar,Tarnaka, Secunderabad-500 017 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal Secretary to Government, Finance & Planning (Works & Projects) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director Works and Accounts, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Executive Engineer, PR Division, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda District. 4 The Executive Engineer, PR Division, Bhongir, Nalgonda District. 5 The Executive Engineer, PR Division, Hyderabad R.R. District. 6 The Executive Engineer, PR Division, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 7 The Executive Engineer, R & B Division, Bhongir, Nalgonda District. 8 The Pay and Accounts Officer, G.V. Gudem Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 9 The Pay and Accounts Officer, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. .....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 or order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in deducting the amount towards Labour Cess at 1% from the bills payable to the petitioner as arbitrary, illegal, unauthorized impermissible by setting aside the Memo No. DWA/Hyd/Sn.ii/A- 7/2007-08/189 dt. 12-2-2008 issued by the 2nd respondent in pursuance of the instructions of the 1st Respondent and consequently direct the respondents not to recovery any amount towards cess from the bills of the petitioner or pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.BALAGANGADHARAIAH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING The Court at the stage of admission made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh writ petition challenging the validity of the statute. Accordingly, permission is granted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty in terms of the prayer made. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J DT26.6.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal Secretary to Government, Finance & Planning (Works & Projects) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director Works and Accounts, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Executive Engineer, PR Division, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda District. 4 The Executive Engineer, PR Division, Bhongir, Nalgonda District. 5 The Executive Engineer, PR Division, Hyderabad R.R. District. 6 The Executive Engineer, PR Division, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 7 The Executive Engineer, R & B Division, Bhongir, Nalgonda District. 8 The Pay and Accounts Officer, G.V. Gudem Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 9 The Pay and Accounts Officer, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 10 2CCs to the Government Pleader for Finance and Planning, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 11 2CD copies