IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 23726 of 2007 Between: O.Kumari Swamy S/o.late Rajamallu O/o. Superintending Engineer, Tower Lines & Sub Stations, (A.P. Transco), Karimnagar. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 A.P. Transmission Corporation Ltd., (A.P. Transco) rep. by its Chairman/Managing Director, Vidyuth Soudha, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer (Electrical) Tower Lines & Sub Stations (TL &SS) Warangal Zone, Mulugu "X" roads, Warangal. .....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 writ or direction preferably writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in placing the petitioner at Sl.No.7 instead of Sl.No.4 (above Sri D.Mutyam) in the Seniority list issued in Memo no. CE/TL&SS/Z/WGL/AS/PO/F/D.No.69/07 dt. 4-5- 2007 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to place the petitioner at Sl.No.4 instead of Sl.No.7 in the seniority list and in the category of U.D.C. counting his seniority with effect from 11.4.2001 and grant all consequential benefits including promotion and pass such other or further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: P.R.BALARAMI REDDY(SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following : Oral Order: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the court to withdraw the writ petition. Accordingly, permission is granted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J Note: Furnish CC by tomorrow (B/o) msv