IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 13370 of 2003 Between: A.Ramesh Kumar, S/o.Appa Rao, Occu: Administrative Officer for Mary Time Education and Training Services Division, Visakhapatnam, 6-18-8, East Point Colony, Chinna Waltair, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Chairman, National Ship Design & Research Centre (NSDRC) and Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, Transport Bhavan, 1, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110 001. 2. The Director, National Ship Design & Research Centre (NSDRC), Gandhi Gram,Visakhapatnam –530 005. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to a) issue a Writ, order or direction(s) essentially in the nature of writ of Mandamus; b) Direct the Respondents herein to allot the functions/duties of the post of Personal and Administrative Officer-cum-Secretary with the same status and responsibilities attached to the post to which he was initially recruited and to retain him at Visakhapatnam; c) Hold the action of the Respondent No.2 herein in changing the designation, status and responsibilities of the petitioner to which he was not recruited and allotting his work to his subordinates who are not qualified and eventually transferring the petitioner herein to Gurgaon without there being a branch/office/post of Personal and Administrative Officer-cum-Secretary through office order contained in NSDRC/00007/047, dated 17-06-2003 as bad, illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, irrational, illogical, unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution of India; d) Set aside the office order contained in NSDRC/00007/047, dated: 17-06-2003 as bad, illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, irrational, illogical, unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the constitution of India; e) Accord all consequential benefits and attendant benefits; f) Accord other for which the petitioner herein is entitled to. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.J.SUDHEER Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1&2: Mr. A.Sanjeev Kumar, Addl. Standing Counsel for the Central Government. The Court made the following : ORDER: The learned Counsel for the petitioner filed a letter dated 31st January, 2005 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ____________________ B.PRAKASH RAO, J Dated: 2nd February, 2005. Note: Issue C.C. in one week. B/O Cs To 1. The Chairman, National Ship Design and Research Centre (NSDRC) and Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, Government ofIndia, Transport Bhavan, 1, Parliament Street, New Delhi – 110 001. 2. The Director, National Ship Design and Research Centre (NSDRC), Gandhi Gram, Visakhapatnam – 530 005. 3. Two C.D. copies.