IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1299 of 2009 Between: 1 Y.Samba Murthy S/o.Narayana Rao O/o.Govt.Junior College, Jogipet, Medak District 2 K.V.Bhaskar Reddy S/o.Basivi Reddy O/o.Govt.Junior College, Sangareddy Medak District 3 N.Venkata Rao S/o.Subbaiah O/o.Govt.Junior College, Sangareddy Medak District 4 N.PrahladS/o.Narsimulu O/o.Govt.Junior College, Kothapet, Kesampet Mandal Mahabubnagar district 5 V.V.Ramana Rao S/o.V.Narayana Rao O/o.Govt.Junior College, Ramayampet,Medak District Mahabubnagar district ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department AP Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Director of Intermediate Education, AP Hyderabad 3 The Principal Govt Junior College, Jogipet Medak District 4 The Principal , Govt Junior College (Girls) Sangareddy.,Medak District 5 The Principal , Govt Junior College (Boys) Sangareddy.,Medak District 6 The Principal , Govt Junior College, Kothapeta Keshampet Mandal, Mahabubnagar District 7 The Principal, Govt Junior College, Ramayampet,Medak District ..RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.CH.JAGANNADHA RAO Counsel for the Respondents:--- The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or orders more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned G.O.Ms.No.227 dated 22.9.2008 issued by the 1st respondents as illegal, null and void and consequently declare that the petitioners are entitle for payment of 30% HRA and other allowances applicable to the employees working in GHM or alternatively the petitioners are entitled for repatriation to GHMC limits by holding the action of the respondents in depriving the petitioners from payment of 30% HRA from December 2008 without issuing any orders and further without any notice and opportunity to the petitioners as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and subversive of Articles, 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India.” Learned counsel for the petitioners circulated letter dated 29-04-2009 to the Registry, wherein he stated that the petitioners want to withdraw the writ petition. In view of this letter, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 30th April, 2009 vrn