IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 12593 of 2004 Between: M/s Sri Laxmi Narasimha Metal Industries a partner ship firm, at Shamirpet Village and Mandal, R.R. District, through its Managing Partner, E. Narasimha - Reddy S/o Laxma Reddy, aged 48 years, occ: Business, R/o H.No. 8-219/1, Goutham Nagar, Firozguda, Balanagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Paryavaran Bhavan, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. 2 Union of India, rep. by its Conservator of Forests (Central), Regional Office (Southern Zone), Kendriya Sadam, IV Floor, E&F Wings, 17th Main Road, II Block, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560 034. 3 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Environment, Forests, Science & Technology Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 4 Divisional Forest Officer, Ranga Reddy District, 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 will be pleased to issue any appropriate writ, order or direction, preferably a Writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the Notice in Rc.No. 9520/2004/S3 dated 9-7-2004 on the file of the 4th respondent as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently suspend the same and directing the respondents to put the petitioner in possession of the forest land over an extent of 4.00 Hectors situated in Shamirpet Forests land, Shamirpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, by permitting the petitioner to carry on mining operations in the said land. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents No.1 & 2: MR.A. RAJASHEKAR REDDY (SC FOR CG) Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 3 & 4: G.P. FOR FORESTS The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER:- Learned counsel for the petitioner filed a letter dated 17-01-2005 to the effect that the petitioner intends to withdraw the writ petition. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. __________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dt. 24-01-2005 Pvks/* To 1. The Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Union of India, Paryavaran Bhavan, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. 2. The Conservator of Forests (Central), Union of India, Regional Office (Southern Zone), Kendriya Sadam, IV Floor, E&F Wings, 17th Main Road, II Block, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560 034. 3. The Secretary, Environment, Forests, Science & Technology Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 4 Divisional Forest Officer, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad. 5.2CCs to the Government Pleader for Forests, A.P. High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OPUC). 6.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{AVLR}