IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 12967 of 1999 Between: Katrapalli Trinadha Rao, S/o Late Satyanarayana Murthy, Kappalupadu Village, Bheemunipatnam Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Visakhapatnam, .....RESPONDENT 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 to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent in not initiating action on the representation of the petitioner dated 11/2/1999 as illegal, arbitary, biased, unconstitutional and against the principles of natural justice and consequently direct them to accord sanction as requested in the representation of the petitioner dated 11/2/1999; and to pass such other order or orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.D.LALITHA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 12967 of 1999 11-02-2009 Oral Order: Ms. A.S. Laxmi, learned counsel representing Ms. D. Lalitha Prasad, learned counsel for the writ petitioner, states that the writ petitioner does not wish to pursue the writ petition. Recording the submission, the writ petition is dismissed as ‘withdrawn’. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 11-02-2009 Pvks