IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 102 of 2001 Between: 1 Dr.J.Ratnakar, S/o. Late J.Satyanarayana. Associate Prof. of Geology, P.G.College of Science, Osmania University, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 Dr.G.Bala Kotaiah, S/o. Late G.Muthaiah,aged 52 years, Dept. of Geology, Osmania University, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND Osmania University, Rep. By its Registrar. Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT 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 an appropriate writ order or direction one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not treating petitioners herein as eligible to be considered for promotion to the post of Professor ignoring Note 3 to paragraph 5 of Appendix to G.O.Ms.No. 208, Higher Education (UE)-I, dated 29/06/1999 as arbitrary, illegal and issue a consequential direction to the respondent to promote the petitioners herein as Professors under the Career Advancement Scheme as comtemplated in G.O.MS.No.208, dated 29/06/1999 . Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.C.V.MOHAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER: The Counsel for the petitioners represented that he has got instructions from his clients to withdraw the petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as “withdrawn”. No order as to costs. -------------------------- V.Eswaraiah,J 26-07-2004 Stp Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1.The Registrar, Osmania University.Hyderabad. 2..2CCs to G.P. for Higher Education. 3. 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VR} THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 102 of 2001 26th July,2004.