THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NOS. 17913, 18082 AND 18453 OF 2005 W.P.NO. 17913 OF 2005 Between: Jana Vignana Vedika represented by its President Sri Lakshmana Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Municipal Administration. .....RESPONDENT W.P.NO. 18082 OF 2005 Between: Lok Satta through its General Secretary ..... PETITIONERS AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Municipal Administration. ....RESPONDENTS W.P.NO. 18453 OF 2005 Between: Chillamcherla Vijay Kumar S/o Lingaiah ..... PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Municipal Administration and one another ....RESPONDENTS COMMON ORDER: (Per Sri Justice GHULAM MOHAMMED) These writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners challenging the validity of Ordinance 17/05 dated 8.8.2005, which seeks to amend Section 23 of the A.P. Municipalities Act, 1965 to the extent of conferring voting right to the Members referred to in Clauses (ii) to (iv) of Sub-Section (2) of Section 5 of the Act. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw these Writ Petitions with liberty to challenge the validity of Section 23 of the A.P. Municipalities Act, 1965. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, these Writ Petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to challenge the validity of Section 23 of the A.P. Municipalities Act, 1965. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J Dt. 23.09.2009 KA ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. 2 CD copies