IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA WRIT PETITION NO : 1825 of 2002 Between: Kuramana Balakrishna, S/o.Late Papa Rao, Aged about 50 years, President, Water Users Association, Nandigam, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Commissioner & Secretary, I & CAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Executive Engineer, (ID) Dept., Vamsadhara Project, Maintenance Division, Narasannapeta, Srikakulam District. .....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 Letter no. E.E./Narasannapeta/DT/A.E./T. 592/dated 24-12-2001, issued by the 2nd respondent is illegal, arbitrary and against the section 18 of the A.P.Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to hold the offices of President Water Users association as well as the member of M.P.T.C. and pass such other orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. For the Petitioner: MR.RAJASEKHARA RAO MUDDADA For the Respondents: The Government Pleader for Irrigation and Command Area Development. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner filed a letter on 08.07.2004 before the Registry seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition as the same has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. _________ 16.07.2004 DR To 1. The Commissioner & Secretary, I & CAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Executive Engineer, (ID) Dept., Vamsadhara Project, Maintenance Division, Narasannapeta, Srikakulam District. 3 Two CCs to Government Pleader for Irrigation, High Court of A.P., High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 4 Two CD copies.