IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 14529 of 2008 Between: Sri T.Namashivaya S/o.late Sri T.Sathaiah R/o. Plot No.56, Gruhalaxmi Colony, Kharkhana, Secnderabad - 500 015. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Land Acquisition Officer, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, Begumpet, Hyderabad - 500 016. .....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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandams i. declaring the acts of the respondents in not issuing the notice to the petitioner as required under Section 12(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984 and further of not making the petitioner and others as parties to the reference made under Section 18 of the Act in O.P.No.52/1997 on the file of I Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad in respect of the land in survey Nos. 10 & 40, situated at Ameerpet village, Hyderabad district, acquired for the purpose of establishing District Commercial Complex as per the award dated 27.7.1991 in proceedings No.LA/347/81, and supplementary award dated 07.02.1997 in proceedings No.LA/347/81, and thereafter getting the said case dismissed by not pursuing it, as illegal, arbitrary, high handed, negligent, amounting to dereliction of duty, etc. ii. consequently directing the respondents to issue notice to the petitioner under Section 12 (2) of the Act and to take steps for restoration of O.P.No.52/1997 on the file of I Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad filed under section 18 of the Act and also for impleading all the claimants as parties thereto. iii. directing the respondents and the concerned officials to pay to the petitioner a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- towards damages for subjecting him to all kinds of difficulties, sufferance, harassment, losses, etc., due to their negligence and dereliction in duty, in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SHYAM S.AGRAWAL Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: Sri B. Santosh, learned counsel representing Sri Shyam S. Agrawal, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded and the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ___________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J Date: 16.12.2008 sj