1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.5533 OF 2009 Pravara Rural Education Society’s Pravara Rural Engineering College at Loni, Taluka Rahata District Aurangabad and another .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra through the Secretary, Technical Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai and another .. Respondents Shri V.D.Hon, Advocate for petitioner Shri S.V.Kurundkar, Addl.Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 & 2 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 30th September 2009 PER COURT : 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioner prays for quashing and setting aside Rule 3.1 of the Rules for admission to direct second year four years degree course for Engineering for the year 2009-2010 and the notification dated 30.6.2009 issued by the Director of Technical Education, Maharashtra State. The petitioner also prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus for keeping 20% of the vacant seats for second year of four years degree course in Engineering course as management/institutional seats to be filled in by the petitioner institution and accordingly the petitioner be permitted to fill in those seats as institutional seats. 2 2. Notice of this petition came to be issued to the respondents and thereafter it appears that by order dated 26.8.2009 we had directed the respondents not to fill the 20% seats which were reserved as management quota. 3. After arguing for some time, Shri V.D.Hon, learned Counsel for the petitioner states on instructions that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition. We accordingly dismiss this petition as withdrawn. It is needless to state that the interim stay granted by us stands vacated automatically on account of withdrawal of the petition. The respondents to take steps for allotment of the students, in accordance with law, and as per the Circulars issued by the respondents from time to time including Circular dated 19.9.2009. In the circumstances, there will be no order as to costs. 4. Copy of this order duly authenticated by the Court Sheristedar be provided to the learned Counsel for the parties to act upon. ( A.V.POTDAR, J.) ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) (vvr/5533.09wp)