IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 20099 of 2008 Between: P.A. Narsimha Reddy, S/o. P. Adi Reddy, R/o. Dadreddypally Village of Veerauram Grampanchayat, Chilamattur Mandal, Ananthapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Special Officer (Land Acquisition) A.P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. 2 The District Collector, Ananthapur District. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Peugonda Revenue Division, Ananthapur District. 4 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Chilamattur Mandal, Ananthapur District. 5 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Environment Forest Science and Technology Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....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 a Writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action respondents in acquiring the lands of Veerapuram Village for establishment of Industrial Park at Chilamattur, Ananthapur District as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the Biological Diversity Act 2002 (Act No. 18 of 2003) and violative article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently seeking a direction to the respondent not to acquire the lands of Veerapuram Village in and 10 KMs Radious there off and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. V. RAGHU Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.K.V.SIMHADRI The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No. 20099 of 2008 Order: Sri V. Raghu, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. Date: 16.12.2008 Nsr