IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 7326 of 2004 Between: Katta Papa Rao, S/o. Late Meerayya, Hindu, Aged: 61 years, Retired Senior Assistant, Dock Labour Board, Visakhkapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Government of India, Ministry of Surface Transport, Transport Bhavan No.1, Parliament Street, New Delhi, Rep. by its Secretary. 2. The Chairman, Dock Labour Board, Visakhkapatnam. .....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 issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the action of respondent in reducing the age of retirement to 58 years from 60 years in so far as employees and officers of the 2nd respondent organisation is concerned as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and issue a consequential direction to the respondent to pay the back wages till the petitioner is attained the age of 60 years (Superannuation) and pass order such other or further orders as it may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT.A.PADMA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.M.RATNA REDDY (ADDL.S.C FOR C.G) Counsel for respondent No.2: Mr. P. Sri Raghuram The Court Made the Following: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as ‘withdrawn’. No costs. ______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Pvks/DRK To 1. The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Surface Transport, Transport Bhavan No.1, Parliament Street, New Delhi. 2. The Chairman, Dock Labour Board, Visakhkapatnam. 3.2CD copies