IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.23573 of 2007 Between: K.Pradeep Kumar S/o.late K.P.Anant Rao, Chief Security Inspector, Karimnagar Region, RM's Office, APSRTC, Bus Station Complex, Karimnagar. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Vice Chairman & Managing Director, A.P.S.R.T.C., Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Executive Director (Admn), APSRTC., Office of the Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad-20. 3 The Director (Vigilance & Security), APSRTC., Office of the Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad-20. 4 The Asst. Director (Vigilance & Security), APSRTC., Hyderabad Zone, APSRTC, JBS, Picket, Secunderabad. 5 Sri.M.Radha Krishna Murthy, Vigilance & Security Officer, APSRTC, Kadapa Zone, Kadapa. .....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 or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 4 in promoting the 5th respondent as Vigilance & Security Oﬃcer ignoring the seniority of the petitioner as wholly arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 4 to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Vigilance & Security Oﬃcer unbiased by the Oﬃce Order No. Ec/114(32)/2006-PD.2, dt.30.03.2007 issued by the 3rd respondent imposing a punishment of deferment of annual increment for a period of two years without cumulative effect. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.SHARATH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: SMT.P.RAJANI REDDY The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU Writ Petition No.23573 of 2007 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner addressed a letter dated 31.10.2008 to the Registry seeking permission to withdraw the writ petition, stating that the petitioner is not interested in pursuing the matter. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 4th November, 2008. IBL