HON’BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.17342 of 2006 Between: V.Narasimulu Naidu and fifteen others ……Petitioners And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Cooperative Department, rep. by its Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad and twelve others ……Respondents :: ORDER :: Counsel for the Petitioners : Shri G.Ramesh Babu for Shri D.Purnachander Reddy Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 5 : Government Pleader for Cooperation September 15, 2006 Per G.S. SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioners have prayed for striking down Rule 2 (o) of Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Rules, 1964 (for short, ‘the Rules’) and also for issue of a mandamus to the respondents to pay salaries to them out of 2% working capital without taking into consideration amended Rule 2 (o) of the Rules. Shri G.Ramesh Babu says that he has been instructed by the petitioners to withdraw the writ petition. In view of the statement made by the learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition as withdrawn, WPMP No.21738 of 2006 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is also dismissed. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 15-09-2006 ks