IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 21932 of 2008 Between: The Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Public Health Employees Cooperative Society Limited No.2107 rep. by its Person-in-charge Committee through Chairman, A. Manga Raju, S/o. Bangaraiah, Age 37 Yrs, working as Sanitary Inspector, G.V.M.C., R/o.D.No.8-42-40, Thamil Street, China Waltair, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary to Cooperative Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Registrar-cum-District Cooperative Officer- cum- Registrar for Mutually Aided Cooperative Societies, VUDA Buildings, Siripuram Junction, Visakhapatnam. 3 The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Visakhapatnam. 4 The Divisional Cooperative Officer, Visakhapatnam. .....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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in insisting the petitioner to submit the election proposals and threatening to initiate disciplinary action for failure thereof by proceedings in Rc.No.943/2008 B, dt. 24.09.2008 issued by the 4th respondent, as illegal, irregular, irrational, without jurisdiction, arbitrary, violative of Article 14 of Constitution of India and provisions of Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 and Andhra Pradesh Mutually Aided Cooperative Societies Act, 1995 and rules framed there under and consequently direct the respondents not to insist the petitioner to go for elections until the petitioner's society is converted to be governed by the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Mutually Aided Cooperative Societies Act, 1995. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:14.10.2008. kdl