IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 12435 of 2008 Between: G. Venkata Subba Reddy S/o. Venakta Swamy Reddy R/o. C.K. Dinne Village and Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh rep., by its Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The State of Andhra Pradesh rep., by its Superintendent of Prohibition & Excise, Kadapa City, Kadapa 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 action of the 2nd respondent in withholding the demand draft bearing No.153791, dated 17.02.2005 drawn in his favour for an amount of Rs.2,75,000/- on Rayalaseema Grameena Branch, Kagithalapenta, Kadapa as arbitrary, illegal, colorable exercise of power and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to return the demand draft bearing No.153791, dated 17.02.2005 drawn in his favour for an amount of Rs.2,75,000/- on Rayalaseema Grameena Branch, Kagithalapenta, Kadapa, to the petitioner and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.R.REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondents.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO :12435 of 2008 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J DATE: 3rd July, 2008 pnb