IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 21693 of 2003 Between: 1. Gollapalli Eswaraiah s/o G.Chendrayudu, Age: 41 years, Asst.Lineman, Rural Electrical Cooperative Society Limited (East), Kadiri, Anantapur district. 2. Banu Ramakrishna Naik s/o B.Tirupal Naik, Aged: 22 years, Watchman, Rural Electrical Coop.Society Limited (East) Kadiri, Anantapur district. 3 Patti Sulochanamma w/o Late Benehar, Aged: 29 years, Lascar, Rural Electrical Coop. Society Limited (East) Kadiri, Anantapur district. 4 Reddypalli Adinarayana s/o R.Naappa, Aged: 38 years, Asst. Lineman, Rural Electrical Coop.Society Limited (East) Kadiri, Anantapur District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. Government of A.P., Public Enterprises Department Secretariat Building, Hyderabad reptd., by its Principal Secretary 2 The Registrar of Cooperative Societies , Public Enterprises Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Anantapur 4 The Central Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyuthsoudha, Hyderabad. Rep., by its Managing Director. 5 Rural Electrical Cooperative Society Limited (East), Reptd., by its Liquidator, Kadiri(East) Rural Electrical Cooperative Society Limited, Anantapur District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or direction declaring the proceedings of the 2nd respondent issued in Proc.No.001/RCS/2002-19 dated 1/7/2003 in not providing absorption to SC and ST employees of 5th respondent as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to G.O.Ms.No.121, dated 31/10/1996 and consequently direct the respondent to consider the cases of the petitioners in terms of G.O.M.S.No. 121 dated 31-10-1996. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1 to 3: GP FOR COOPERATION Counsel for the Respondent No. 4: Smt. M. Vinobha Devi. Counsel for the Respondent No.5: None appeared. The Court Made the Following : Oral order: Learned counsel for the petitioners filed a letter dated 05-07-2004 to the effect that the petitioners instructed him to withdraw the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as ‘withdrawn’. No costs. ___________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dt. 07-07-2004 Pvks/* To 1. The Principal Secretary, Government of A.P., Public Enterprises Department Secretariat Building, Hyderabad 2 The Registrar of Cooperative Societies , Public Enterprises Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Anantapur 4 The Managing Director, The Central Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyuthsoudha, Hyderabad. 5 The Liquidator, Rural Electrical Cooperative Society Limited (East), Kadiri(East) Rural Electrical Cooperative Society Limited, Anantapur District. 6. .2CCs to Government Pleader for Co-operation, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 2.2CD copies