IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.10818 of 2008 Between: Ramesh Rathod ....Petitioner And 1. The Returning Officer (243), Khanapur Assembly Constituency, Adilabad District. 2. Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. The Election Commission of India, represented by its Secretary, Nirvachan Bhavan, New Delhi. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in passing the order dated 13.5.2008 in respect of 243 Khanapur Assembly Constituency disqualifying the petitioner under Section 8(3) of the Representation of People Act by rejecting the nomination of the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and against the principles of natural justice. Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar Counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2 : Government Pleader for General Administration Counsel for respondent No.3 : None The Court made the following: ORDER: (per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition. Permission is granted. The petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 14th July, 2008 R.SUBHASH REDDY, J. ........REGISTRAR To 1. The Returning Officer (243), Khanapur Assembly Constituency, Adilabad District. 2. The Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. The Secretary, Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Bhavan, New Delhi. 4. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for General Administration, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5. Two C.D. copies. ARS