IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 2550 of 2006 Between: M.Ashok Kumar, S/o.Kattaiah, Battala Bazar, Warangal, R/o.Warangal. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The State Bank of India, Region-IV, Zonal Office-Hyderabad at Secunderabad. 2 The State Bank of India, Battala Bazar Branch, Warangal, Rep by its Branch Manager. ... 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 not fixing the pay of the Petitioner in the cadre of Senior Assistant w.e.f 24-3-1994, taking into account the five annual increments sanctioned to the Petitioner for the suspension period from 24-1-1989 to 23-3-1994 as arbitrary, discriminatory and illegal and consequently direct the Respondents to forthwith fix his pay in the cadre of Senior Assistant from 24-3-1994, in the light of the Judgment dt: 10-8-2005 in WP.No.4195 of 1998 and pay the arrears of his salary for the period from 24-3-1994 onwards, with interest@ 24% p.a till the date of payment, and with all other consequential benefits, monetary and otherwise. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.JAGAPATHI Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.SRINIVASA MURTHY The Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.2550 OF 2006 ORDER: Sri V.Jagapathi, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is an out of Court settlement arrived at between the parties and therefore, the petitioner seeks to withdraw the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ______________________________ (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 30th June 2009 kh