IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13657 of 2008 Between: U.R.M.Raju S/o.U.Satyanarayana Raju Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Port Area, Visakhapatnam - 530 035, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Visakhapatnam Port Trust, rep. by Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Port Area, Visakhapatnam -035 Visakhapatnam District. 2 Sri.K.Ratna Kishore, I.A.S., Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Port area, Visakhapatnam - 530 035, Visakhapatnam District. 3 Central Vigilance Commission, rep. by its Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Satarkta Bhawan, G.P.O. Complex, Block-A, INA, New Delhi - 110 023. .....RESPONDENTS 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, order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondent No.1 proceeding with the selection process to the post of Deputy Chief Vigilance Officer pursuant to the Notification dt. 07.12.2007 consequent to the illegal cancellation of selection Order issued vide C2/Rect/Dy CVO (CL-1)/2006, dated 09.09.2006 without assigning any reasons and without issuing any notice or without affording any opportunity to the petitioner and contrary to the Off. Memo No.22011/2/79-Estt(d), dt. 08.02.1982 & Off. Memo No.22013/1/97-estt(d), dt. 13.04.1998 issued by Dept of Personnel & Training, Government of India and pending investigation by the 3rd respondent against the illegal and irregular actions of the 1st respondent as illegal, unjust, arbitrary, against to the Principles of Natural Justice and violative of Article 21 and 29(2) of The Constitution of India and consequently direct the 1st respondent to appoint the petitioner to the post Deputy Chief Vigilance Officer pursuant to the selection Order issued vide C2/Rect/Dy CVO (CL- 1)/2006, dated 09.09.2006. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.DEVANAND Counsel for the Respondents: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition, without prejudice to petitioner’s right to challenge the appointment of any incumbent, on the basis of the Employment Notice, dated 07.12.2007. It hardly needs any mention that the petitioner has to work out his remedies, within the framework of law. Permission is accorded and the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dt:27.06.2008 kdl ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KURR}