IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 24983 of 2002 Between: Prof. V. Lakshmipathy, S/o. V. Viswanatham, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad - 7. Resident of R-11, Family Quarters, O.U. Campus, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Vice Chancellor, Osmania University, Hyderabad - 7. 2 Osmania University, Rep. by Registrar & Secretary, E.C, Osmania University, Hyderabad - 7. 3 Govt. of India. Rep. by Joint Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 011. 4 Govt. of A.P. Rep. by the Secretary, Municipal Administration & Public Health,. A.P. Hyderabad 5 Regional Centre for Urban & Environmental Studies, O.U. Campus, Hyderabad. .....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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order in the nature of a Writ declaring that the Petitioner working in the 5th Respondent centre is entitled to be treated on par with regular and permanent employees of the 2nd Respondent University in the matter of P.F/Pension and other retirement beneﬁts and set aside the Letter No. 545/12/2002/Admn.IIi dated 21-2-2002 issued by the 2nd Respondent declaring it as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and pass such other order or orders as is deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.VEMURIVENKATESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the writ petition is ﬁled by the petitioner seeking issue of a writ of mandamus declaring that the petitioner, working in the 5th respondent center, is entitled to be treated on par with the regular and permanent employees of the 2nd respondent university in the matter of PF, Pension and other retirement beneﬁts and set aside the letter No.545/12/2002/Admn.III dated 21-2-2002 issued by the 2nd Respondent declaring it as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. Learned counsel for the petitioner ﬁled a letter stating that the respondent-authorities are inclined to consider the relief prayed by the petitioner favourably. Hence, he sought permission from this Court to withdraw the writ petition with a liberty to ﬁle fresh petition in the event of the respondents rejecting the petitioner’s claim. Permission is accorded. The Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty to ﬁle a fresh writ petition in the event of the relief sought for by the petitioner is not considered by the respondents favourably. No costs. _______________ 29th August, 2008 SKM