IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26149 of 2006 Between: Maha Life Online Marketing Private Limited, (a Private Company with unlimited liability) having its Registered Office at 8-3-903/4, Nagarjuna Nagar, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-73 A.P., India, through J.V.S. Srikanth, its Managing Director. ...Petitioner And 1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Director of General of Police, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Mahaboobnagar. 4. The Superintendent of Police, C.I.D.(Economic Offences Wing), Hyderabad. 5. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, (EOW), C.I.D., Hyderabad. 6. Union of India, represented by its Secretary, Ministry of Home, New Delhi. 7. Eenadu Telugu Daily Newspaper, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, represented by its Managing Director, C. Ramoji Rao. 8. Eenadu Television, Office at Somajiguda, Hyderabad, represented by its Managing Director, C. Suman. ...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 of mandamus declaring that the provisions of Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, 1978 have no application to the business being carried on by the petitioner and further declare that the action of the respondents in interfering with the business carried on by the petitioner and its distributors as illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents not to apply or enforce the provisions of Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act,1978 to the business of the petitioner and its distributors in any manner and pass such other order or orders as this Hon`ble Court may deem ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice. Counsel for the petitioner : Sri T. Sharath Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 5 : Sri J. Sudheer, Special Govt. Pleader Counsel for respondent No.6 : Sri A. Rajasekhar Reddy, Asst. Solicitor General Counsel for respondent Nos.7 and 8 : Sri B. Nalin Kumar The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition. Permission is granted. The petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 12th September, 2008 C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J. ……REGISTRAR To 1. The Secretary to Government, Home Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Director General of Police, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3. The Superintendent of Police, Mahbubnagar. 4. The Superintendent of Police, CID (Economic Offences Wing), Hyderabad. 5. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (EOW), CID, Hyderabad. 6. The Secretary to Government, Ministry of Home, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 7. Two copies to Sri J. Sudheer, Special Govt. Pleader, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 8. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 9. One copy to Sri A. Rajasekhar Reddy, Asst. Solicitor General, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OPUC). 10.Two CD copies. ARS