IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 5806 of 2008 Between: Sir C Ramalinga Reddy College, Administrative Office, Opp: S.P. Bunglow, GNT Road, N.R.Peta, Eluru - 534 007 Rep. by its Secretary. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Eluru, West Godavari District. 2 The Municipal Corporation, Eluru, Canal Road, Eluru Rep. by its Commissioner. 3 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Municipal Administration, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, 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 will be pleased to pass an order or issue a writ more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare that the petitioner is entitled to exemption from levy of property tax on the buildings of the institutions owned by the petitioner society and consequently issue a writ of Certiorari quashing the proceedings No. R.O.C.No.A1/528/ 2007 dated 18.1.2008 as well as notices issued by the 1st respondent as arbitrary, illegal, ultra vires and provisions of the A.P. Municipalities, Act, 1955 and violative of Articles 14, 19, 265 and 300A of the Constitution of India and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.BALAJI VARMA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.S.NAGESWARA REDDY The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. ____________________ T.MEENA KUMARI, J. __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. June 18, 2008 MAS ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KURR}