IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No: 31501 of 1997 BETWEEN: 1 M Kumara Swamy S/o K M G Menon, Tirupati. 2 R N Bhasker Reddy S/o R Narayana Reddy, Tirupathi 3 P Chandra Shekara S/o P Srinivasa Reddy, Tirupathi 4 K Ananda Rao S/o K Ramoji Rao, Tirupathi 5 A Somasundaram S/o Kalappa, Tirupathi 6 B Muniratnam Reddy S/o Madhava Reddy, Tirupathi 7 C K Vijaya Raqghavulu S/o C K Anasuyamma, Tirupathi 8 T Nadamuni S/o T Munayya, Tirupathi 9 N Nagaraja Naidu S/o N Venkamma Naidu, Tirupathi ... PETITIONERS AND Tirupathi Tirumala Devasthanam Rep By Its Executive Officer, Tirupathi. ...RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly in the nature writ of mandamus directing the respondent to regularize the petitioners herein with effect from the date on which the other similarly placed persons/juniors were regularized in accordance with G.O.Ms.391 dated 6/5/91 with all consequential and attendant benefits including the monetary benefits and seniority and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent: MR. A.K. JAYAPRAKASH RAO SC FOR TTD The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “The High Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly in the nature writ of mandamus directing the respondent to regularize the petitioners herein with effect from the date on which the other similarly placed persons/juniors were regularized in accordance with G.O.Ms.391 dated 6.5.91 with all consequential and attendant benefits including the monetary benefits and seniority” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that subsequent to filing of this writ petition, a writ petition in WP.No.490 of 2008 has been filed claiming a comprehensive relief. Learned counsel for the petitioners, therefore, submits that in view of the filing of the said writ petition this writ petition may be permitted to be withdrawn with a liberty to the petitioners to pursue the said writ petition. The request of the learned counsel for the petitioners is accepted and this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty in terms of the prayer made. There shall be no order to costs. _____________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J December 18, 2008 DSK