IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 20834 of 2003 Between: 1 G.Venkata Ramana, s/o G.Sivaiah Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District 2 V.Venkata Ramana, s/o Narasaiah Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 3 S.Bhaskara Raju, s/o Ganga Raju, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 4 S.Ashan Basha, s/o Dastagiri Saheb, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 5 C.Shivarama Raju, s/o Subbaraju, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 6 E.Ramachandra, s/o Chinnappa Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 7 G.Reddenna, s/o Nagaiah Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 8 M.P.Eswaraiah, s/o Venkatappa Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 9 K.Chankhan, s/o Haran Saheb, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 10 J.Krishnappa, s/o Uthanna, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 11 T.Sreeramulu, s/o Yaraiah Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 12 K.Sreenivasulu, s/o Subbanna, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 13 G.Chandraiah, s/o Narayana Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 14 S.Shareef, s/o Abdul Razaq Saheb, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 15 K.Vijay Kumar, s/o Subbanna Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 16 S.Balarama Raju, s/o Ganga Raju, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 17 G.Krishnappa, s/o Chengalarayudu Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 18 K.Imam Basha, s/o Seshanna Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 19 K.Subbarama Raju, s/o Chennama Raju Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 20 G.M.D.Haneef, s/o Reddy Khader Sab, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 21 A.Khader Bee, d/o Fakruddin, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 22 V.Indrasena Reddy, s/o Venkata Subba Reddy, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 23 L.V.Subbaiah, s/o L.Venkata Swamy, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 24 B.Lakshmamma, w/o late Chendranayak Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 25 S.Shafiullah, s/o Silar Saheb, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 26 A.Venkata Ramana, s/o Venkataramana, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 27 M.Chinnappa Reddy, s/o Malreddy, Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 28 K.Dastagiri, s/o Seshanna Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 29 S.R.Mahaboob Basha, s/o Ramthu Miya Employee of the RESCO, Rayachoty Limited, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Public Enterprises Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Public Enterprises Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 4 The Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Ltd., rep., by its Managing Director, D.No.19-03-13(M), Upstairs, Renigunta Road, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 5 The RESCO Ltd., Rayachoty, rep., by its Liquidator, Rayachoty Rural Electrical Cooperative Society Ltd., Rayachoty, Kadapa District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring (1) the action of the 4th respondent in not absorbing the petitioners into its service as unreasonable and arbitrary apart from being discrimination, thus violative of the Fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioners under Articles 14, 16(1) and 21 of the Constitution of India, (2) to declare the action of the 5th respondent in instating upon submitting options for Voluntary Retirement and threatening to terminate our services with one month notice or one month salary as arbitrary, illegal, highhanded and issue a consequential direction directing the 4th respondent to absorb the petitioners into its service Counsel for the Petitioners : MR.V.R.REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 3: ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Sri V.R. Reddy Kowuri, learned Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner wants to withdraw the writ petition. Hence, Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. __________ 12-07-2004 ES/JSU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal Secretary, Public Enterprises Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Public Enterprises Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 4 Two CCs to the Advocate General, High Court Buildings, High Court of Hyderabad, (OUT). 5 2 CD copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ }