IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 16431 of 2008 Between: R. Ramamohan Rao, Junior Lecturer in Physics, Sri Satya Deva Junior College, Annavaram, S/o. Venakataswamy, Aged 43 years, H/o. K. Satyanarayana,Compounds, Behind College, Annavaram, East Godavari District Pin : 533 406 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner, Collegiate Education, Nampally, Hyderabad - 1. 2 Executive Officer of Sri V.V.S.S. Devasthanam & Correspondent of Sri Satya Deva Junior College, Sri V.V.S.D. Degree College, Annavaram, East Godavari District. 3 The Commissioner, Endowments Departments, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Tilak Road, Hyderabad. 4 The Principal, Sri V.V. Satya Deva Degree College, Annavaram, East Godavari District. 5 The Regional Joint Director, Collegiate Education, Rajahmundry, (East Godavari District). 6 The Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC), held on 28-11- 2007 for considering the promotion to the post of Lecturer in Physics and Mathematics of Sri V.V.S.S. Degree College, Annavaram, Rep by its Chairman the Regional Joint Director, Collegiate Education, Rajahmundry (East Godavari District). ..RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.V.PATNAIK FOR MR D.RAMALINGASWAMY Counsel for the Respondents: --- The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “For the reasons stated above, the petitioner prays that the Hon’ble Court may issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the non promotion of the petitioner as Lecturer in the Degree College of 2nd respondent is highly unjust, improper, contrary to law and violative of fundamental rights, the equity and principle of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to promote the petitioner as Lecuturer in Physics in Degree College with retrospective effect from 28-06- 2008 with all attendant benefits and to grant such other or further rleiefs.” At the hearing, Sri G.V.Patnaik, learned counsel representing Sri D.Ramalingaswamy, learned counsel for the petitioner, sought for permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. The request of the learned counsel is accepted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 26th March, 2009 vrn