THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.27473 of 2009 Dated: 17.12.2009 Between: M/s. Annam Associates, Rep. by its Managing Partners and others. .. Petitioners And The Sole Arbitrator K.Aravinda Rao and another. .. Respondents ORDER: In this writ petition, none of the respondents can be said to be ‘State’ within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India. Therefore, the writ petition is not maintainable. Be that as it may, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition, leaving liberty to the petitioners to workout the remedies available to them as per law. Permission is accorded. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn, leaving liberty as sought for. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 17.12.2009 v v