IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9588 of 2000 Between: 1 Valluri Kumar Raja S/o.Suryanarayana r/o.Pittapuram,E.G.Dist 2 Chinthapalli Trinadha Subba Reddy S/o.Surappa Reddy R/o.Isukapalli E.G.Dist 3 Gurrala Abbaia Reddy S/o.Subba Rao R/o.Golloaprolu (m) E.g.Dist. 4 Radnam Venkata Rao S/o.Suranna R/o.Gollaprolu,Gollaprolu (M) E.G.Dist. 5 Garada Nageswara Rao S/o.Surya Rao R/o.Gollaprllu,E.G.Dist. 6 Kutha Saryanarayana Reddy S/o.Sathireddy r/o.Nagulapalli Kothapally Mandal E.G.Dist. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Govt.of A.P rep.by its Secretary Revenue (Excise-II) Dept, Secretariat Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise A.P. Hyderabad 3 The Prohibition and Excise Superintendent E.G.Dist Kakinada 4 P.Gopalakrishna Reddy S/o.Subbanna r/o.Nagulapalli Kothapally Mandal E.G.Dist. 5 Appana Prakasa Rao S/o.Satyanarayana R/o.A.Suravaram,Tuni Mandal E.G.Dist. 6 Grandhi Sri Ramachandra Murthy S/o.Mangaiah R/o.Pedda Bazar,Pittapuram E.G.Dist. .....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 directon more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus,declaring the action ot he respndents in granting IL 24-(IL-24) retail shops licence at pittapuram and one shop at IL-24 licence at Chitrada at Pittapuram Mandal,E.G.Dist pursuant to the Notification No.36 dt.1-5-2000 issue by the 3rd respondent as illegal, arbitrary and void and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.V.SESHAGIRI RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Anil R. Dave, CJ) Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the petition. Permission granted. The petition is disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. _____________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 17th July, 2008. _________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J GRR