IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 11291 of 2004 Between: Sri Gosamarakshana Punyaasramam, Rep. by its President Devarasetty Venkata Subba Rao, S/o. Kottaiah, Aged 61 Years, Ex- Sarpanch, Occ: Social Service, R/o. Sattenapalli - 522 403, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Municipal Commissioner, Sattenapalli Municipality, Sattenapalli, Guntur District. 2 The Director of Municipal Administration, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Guntur District, Guntur. ..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 order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st Respondent- Municipality in demanding the Property Tax from the Petitioner-Society "Sri Gosamrakshana Punyaasramam", Sattenapalli for the premises located at Door No. 1-1-18, with Assessment No.13783 of Sattenapalli as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and against to the principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.CHINNAPA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. Counsel for the Respondents 2 and 3: SRI D.SRINIVAS The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per BRSR,J) We have practically heard the writ petition and perused the counter affidavits filed by the Government as well as the Municipality. The learned counsel for the petitioner after volume of questions from the Court seeks leave of this Court to unconditionally withdraw this writ petition, which means the petitioner can never raise the issues raised in the present writ petition, and rightly so, in our considered opinion. The writ petition shall accordingly stand dismissed without any order as to costs. Consequently, the interim order granted by this Court is vacated facilitating the first respondent-Municipality to proceed further forthwith in the matter for realization of the property tax. ____________________________ B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, J. Date: 27/04/2005 __________________ C.V. RAMULU, J. Note: Dispatch copy of the order by 29.04.2005. (B/o) GS/GRR To 1 The Municipal Commissioner, Sattenapalli Municipality, Sattenapalli, Guntur District. 2 The Director of Municipal Administration, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Guntur District, Guntur. 4 Two CCs to the G.P. for Municipal Administration, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5 Two CD copies