HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 24 (M/B) of 2009 Mohd. Akram. ……….Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and six others. …….Respondents Mr. Arvind Vashishtha, Advocate for the petitioner, Mr. P.C. Bisht, Brief Holder for the State/respondent nos. 1 to 5, Mr. B.D. Pandey, Advocate for respondent no.6, Mr. Vikas Pandey, Advocate for respondent no.7. Coram: Hon’ble V.K.Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. V.K. Gupta,C.J. (Oral) Mr. Arvind Vashishtha, Advocate seeks leave of this Court to withdraw this petition but with the liberty to the petitioner to file an amendment application in petitioner’s pending second writ petition, being Writ petition no. 338 (M/S)2009, challenging the constitutional vires of Section 48 (2) (b) (xvii) of Municipalities Act, 1916. Prayer allowed. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. (V.K. Bist, J.) (V.K. Gupta, C.J.) 20.03.2009 NCM: