IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 11597 of 2008 Between: M.V. Swamy, s/o. Muthappan, Rice Whole Sale and Commission agent, 13, Mannar Street, Chennai. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, (Civil Supplies) Chittoor. 2 The Tahsilar, S.R. Puram, Chittoor District. .....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, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent in seizing the rice belonging to the petitioner while transporting the same from Chennai of Tamilnadu State to Bangarupet, Karnataka State enroute the State of Andhra Pradesh at Chittoor-Puttur Road, Chittoor District, as being arbitrary, illegal, unreasonable, without jurisdiction and contrary to the notification of the Central Government dated 15-5-2002 and the Memo dated 27-3-2002 of the State Government and the orders of the State Government issued in GO Ms. No. 79, dated 29-6-2005, and issue a consequential direction directing the respondents to forthwith release the seized rice in favour of the petitioner and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.BHASKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following Order: In view of the letter dated 14-08-2008 filed before this Court, the counsel for the petitioner is permitted to withdraw the writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. __________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J Dt:19-08-2008 Usd To 1 The District Collector, (Civil Supplies) Chittoor. 2 The Tahsilar, S.R. Puram, Chittoor District. 3 Two CCs to GP for Civil Supplies, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.