IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 36977 of 1998 Between: 1 Dommeti Sudhakar S/o. Nukaraju Christians and the Residents of Veeravaram, Kirlampudi Mandal, East Godavari District 2 D. Ani Supreethi W/o. Sudhakar Christians and the Residents of Veeravaram, Kirlampudi Mandal, East Godavari District 3 D. Mary Sonia D/o. Sudhakar Christians and the Residents of Veeravaram, Kirlampudi Mandal, East Godavari District 4 D. Raja Sanjay S/o. Sudhakar Christians and the Residents of Veeravaram, Kirlampudi Mandal, East Godavari District 4th and 5th petitioners being Minors reptd by their father the 1st petitioner. 5 D. Raja Satish S/o. Sudhakar Christians and the Residents of Veeravaram, Kirlampudi Mandal, East Godavari District 4th and 5th petitioners being Minors reptd by their father the 1st petitioner. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh reptd by its Chief Secretary Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner for Social Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad 3 Government of India Rep, by its Secretary, Social Welfare Department New Delhi. 4 Collector, Kakinada, East Godavari District 5 K. Mandal Revenue Officer Kirlampudi, East Godavari 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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring Clause 3 of the Constitution of (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 as illegal and arbitrary which restricts the enjoyment of the provisions of the Scheduled Castes only to the people who professes Hindu or Sikh as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and for a consequential direction directing the Respondents to treat all the Scheduled Castes people (Mala Community in the Andhra Pradesh) as belonging to the Scheduled Castes without reference to teh religion and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.LAKSHMANA SARMA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Sri V.Eswaraiah, J.) Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission for withdrawing the writ petition. Permission is accorded. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. _____________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J. 26.6.2009 kpr