IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 7337 of 2008 Between: Vishaka Outdoor Advertisers Association, Reg.No.89/91, Rep by its Secretary N.Gopal Rao, S/o.N.Janardhan Rao, aged 46 yrs, Visakhapatnam, ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, rep by its Commissioner, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Grater viskhapatnam municipal corporation rep by its Additional commissioner, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or writs, order or direction,l declaring thetender Notice R.C.No.5986/94/G7, dated 15.3.2008 published in newspapaers on 17-03-2008 with sole advertising rights for display of outdoor advertisements-both private, public and Government/Semi Government including local bodies, properties in Greater Vishakapatnam Municipal Corporation limits, for a period of 3 years commencing from 1-4-2008 onwards, as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and ocntrary to the provisions of Grater visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Act and the rules made there under, and consequentially direct the respondents to collect the taxes by the respondents and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.S.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.N.RANGA REDDY (SC FOR MPL. CORP. VSP) The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 7337 of 2008 ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with a liberty to sue as and when a cause of action arises. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn as sought, with liberty granted as requested. No order as to costs. ________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J 9th APRIL 2008 TSNR