IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 17844 of 1996 Between: 1) Ch.Bhaskara Rao S/o.Rama Murthy O/o. T.C.P.C . APVCC, Bakkannapalem, Visakhapatnam Dist. 2) P.V.Ramana Murthy S/o.Thaviti Naidu O/o. T.C.P.C, APVCC, Bakkannapalem, Visakhapatnam Dist. .... PETITIONERS AND 1 A.P. Vikalangula Coop.Corporation, Rep by its Project Officer T.C.P.C., Bakkannapalem, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Joint Collector & Executive Director, A.P.V. Coop .Corporation, Collectorate, Visakhapatnam. ...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 May be pleased to issue a writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not fixing the pay scales of the petitioners in the scale of pay of Rs.1010-35-1360-40-1800 (Revised pay scales, 1986) in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.288 Finance & Planning (FW.P.I) Dept. dt: 17-11-1986 and GO.Ms.No.172 , Social Welfare (G1) Dept, dt: 7-7-1987 as illegal arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 & 39 (d) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to fix the pay of the petitioners in the scale of pay of 1010-35-1360-40-1800 w.e.f.1-1-1995 with all consequential benefits and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.V.SUDHAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.RAMANUJACHARI The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: Sri V.Sudhakar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, seeks to withdraw the writ petition. Writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ______________ 3rd August, 2004. Pan/skm To 1) The Project Officer, T.C.P.C., A.P.Vikalangula Coop.Corporation, Bakkanapalem, Visakhapatnam. 2) The Joint Collector & Executive Director, A.P.Vikalangula Coop. Corporation, Collectorate, Visakhapatnam. 3) Two CD copies.