IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND ONE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 17976 of 1999 Between: 1 P.NARASIMHA MURTHY S/o P. Narasappa, R/o D.no.6/94, Pothukunta (V), Dharmavaram (M), Ananthapur Dist. 2 S. Chittaranjan, s/o S. Erappa, R/o D.No.12/645-A, Obuladevanagar, Ananthapur 3 J. Ravi Prakash, s/o J. Tirupal, R/o D.No.28/514, Drivers Colony, Ananthapur ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Commissioner, Rural Development, 5th floor, Insurance Buildings, Tilak road, Abids, Hyderabad./ 2 Chairman/ District Collector, Desert Development Programme(DDP) Ananthapur, Ananthapur Dist,. 3 Project Director Desert Development Programme(DDP) Ananthapur, Ananthapur Dist,. .....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 issue a writ, order or direction, especially one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring that the petitioners are entitled to be regularised in the posts which the petitioners are holding and are also entitled for payment of salaries in the time scales of pay on par with State Government employees, and further declare that non-payment of the same by the Respondents is illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory and therefore violative of Articles 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 39D of the Constitution of India Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.SURENDER RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 17976 of 1999 ORDER: The learned counsel for the writ petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. _____________________ Justice G. Chandraiah Date:01-07-2008 mrb