IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.NARAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13869 of 2000 Between: M.Sikhamani, S/o. Chinna Buddnna. Kodumur Constituency, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1.The Engineer-in-Chief, R & B (Admn & EAP) Errumanzil, Hyderabad. 2.The Superintending Engineer, R & B Circle, Kurnool. 3.Sri B.V.Mohan Reddy, Hon'ble Minister for Transport, Govt. of A.P., 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 may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction, preferably in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing the impugned proceedings No.3791/GS (3)/2000 dated 16/03/2000 and consequential impugned proceedings issued by the 2nd respondent vide proceedings No.Re-Organssation/A4/2000 dated 25/04/2000 by shifting Kodumur sub-division (R&B) from Krunool Division to Adoni Division only yielding to the pressures of the Hon'ble Minister without any rational and without application of mind, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 of the Constitution of India and issue consequential direction to set aside the above stated impugned memos and pass such other orders as the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.K.RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 &2: G.P. for Roads & Buildings. Counsel for Respondent No.3: G.P. for Transport. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per The Honourable Sri Devinder Gupta, the Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that he has instructions to withdraw the Writ Petition, and, therefore, sought permission to withdraw the same. Permission sought for is granted, and, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. _____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J. 22.11.2004. ________________________ M.NARAYANA REDDY, J. VR. To 1.The Engineer-in-Chief, R & B (Admn & EAP) Errumanzil, Hyderabad. 2.The Superintending Engineer, R & B Circle, Kurnool. 3.Hon'ble Minister for Transport, Govt. of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4. Two CCs to Government Pleader for R&B, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5. Two CCs to Government Pleader for Transport, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6. Two CD copies.