IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 8419 of 2004 Between: 1 Crescent Educational & Welfare Society Karimnagar, Rep. by its Secretary & Correspondent, Mr. M.A.Zahoor S/o. M.A. Gaffor, Aged about 46 years R/o. Karimnagar. 2 Crescent College Education, Mukarampura, Karimnagar, Rep. by its Secretary & Correspondent M. a. Zahoor S/o. S.a. Gaffoor, Aged about 46 years R/o. Karimnagar. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh Minorities Welfare Department Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh Education Department Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Secretariat, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 Convener, EDCET 2003-2004, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 4 Osmania University, Rep. by its Registrar, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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, direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing G.O.Ms.No.4 dated 3-3-2004 and the further action in issuing Memo.No.481/M& R/A3/2004-2 dated 29-3-2004 and in not granting recognition to the 2nd petitioner as a minority educational institution as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of petitioners' fundamental rights and consequently direct the respondents to grant minority recognition certificate to the 2nd petitioner institution with effect from the date of its application and invalidate all acts of having treated the 2nd petitioner institution as a non minority institution for the purpose of making admission to the academic year 2003-2004. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR. K.VISWESWARA REDDY, REPRESENTING MR. S.NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri K. Visweswara Reddy, Advocate representing Sri S. Niranjan Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. A letter to that effect is also addressed to the Registrar (Judicial). Permission is accorded. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. _______________ October 1, 2004. V.V.S. RAO, J YS To 1 The Principal Secretary, Minorities Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The Convener, EDCET 2003-2004, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 4 The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 5 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T) 6 Two C.D. copies.