IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 15126 of 2004 Between: Abdul Raheem Chowdhry, S/o Late Abdul Waheed Chowdhry, R/o H.No. 12-1-486/94/2, Zirrah, Kishan Nagar, Tappa Chabutra, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P., rep. by its Secretary, Medical & Health Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy, Near Patny X Road, Secunderabad. 3 The Commissioner of Police, Twin Cities, Basheerbagh, 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 in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction by declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with the petitioner's profession as Hakeem, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional being violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to continue Medical Practice of Indo-Allopathy on the basis of his Registration with the Indian Board of Alternative Medicine, West Bengal, Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.A.PRAKASH REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following: ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission for withdrawing the writ petition. Permission is granted. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. _____________ 23.3.2005 kpr To 1. The Secretary to Govt., Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Medical and Health Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Director of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy, Near Patny X roads, Secunderabad. 3. The Commissioner of Police, Twin cities, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 4. 2 copies to the Govt. Pleader for Medical and Health, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5. 2 C.D. copies