jIN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION No.3504 of 2004 Between: M.Vidya Sagar S/o. Satyanarayana,Hindu, R/o. Chodavaram Town, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Executive Officer, Chodavaram Gram Panchayat and Post, Visakhapatnam District. 2 Sri G.V.S.K.V.Rao, Cable T.V.Operator, Upstairs of Janmabhoomi Shopping Complex, Opp: to RTC Bus Complex, Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st respondent in leasing out the first floor of Janma Bhoomi shopping complex, belonging to Chodavaram Gram Panchayat situated opposite to RTC Bus Complex Chodavaram Visakhapatnam District to the 2nd respondent herein by private negotiations without calling for tenders for public auction of the said first floor as being illegal, unjust, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and A.P. Panchayat Raj Act and the rules made thereunder. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.SRINIVAS DAMMALAPATI The Court made the following : WRIT PETITION No.3504 OF 2004 O R D E R Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. ------------------------------------ JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU 22nd FEBRUARY, 2008 PGS To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION No.3504 of 2004 22nd FEBRUARY, 2008