IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 2943 of 2009 Between: M. Ananta Ram S/o. Late M.V. Sitaramayya R/o. 19 Sujana Enclave, Srinivasa Nagar, Akkayyapalem Visakhapatnam-16, Retired as Assistant VSEZ, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce), New Delhi, rep. by its Secretary. 2 The Government of India, Ministry of Information Technology and Communication, New Delhi, rep. by its Secretary. 3 The Government of India, Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT), New Delhi, rep. by its Secretary. 4 The Director, Software Technology Parks of India, 6Q3, 6th Floor, Cyber Towers, Hitech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad-500 033. .....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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the Notification issued by the 1st respondent dated 12.11.2007 appointing the Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Hyderabad as Development Commissioner of Special Economic Zones as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents to appoint only the Officer specified under Section 11 (1) of the Sepcial Economic Zones Act, 2005 (Act 28 of 2005) and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. T.NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondents .: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 2943 OF 2009 ORDER: (THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN ) In view of the orders passed in W.P. No. 2741 of 2009 dated 18.09.2009, no orders are necessary in this writ petition. The writ petition is, accordingly, closed. No costs. ___________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 18-09-2009 asp/mrkr