IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 16787 of 1999 Between: 1.Shaik Asif Vali s/o S.Peeran Sab, aged about 29 years, working as Driver in DDP R/o D.No. 28/508,Drivers Colony, Ananthyapur. 2.A.Mohammed Jaffer, s/o A.Mohiuddin Peeran, aged about 25 years, working as Attender in DDP r/o D.No.26/212, Mobin Street Old Town, Ananthapur. 3.Akula Peddanna, s/o Pedda Gampanna,aged about 32 years, working as Attender in DDP, r/o Siddarapuram (V & PO) 4.Mahboob Basha, s/o M.Babaiah, aged about 26 years, working as Ateender in DDP, r/o D.No.6-665-10-2A, Nayibrahmin colony, Ananthapur. 5. S.Munavar Hussain,s/o S.Peeran Sab, aged aougt 23 years, working as Driver in DDP r/o Rani Nagar, Old Town, Ananthapur. 6.Belagalla Chandra Sekhar s/o B.Devendrappa, aged about 27 years, working as Driver in DDP r/o D.No.28-5/6, Drivers colony, Ananthapur. 7.R.Chandra Bai w/o R.Hanuman Singh, aged about 31 years, working as Sweeper in DDP r/o Brahmin street, Old Town, Ananthapur. 8. P.Shankar Narayana, s/o P.Byanna, aged about 40 years, working as Attender in DDP r/o D.No.11/452-C86, Krupanandanagar,Ananthapur. 9. Bugga Gampa Mallaiah, s/o b.lVenkataramudi, aged about 32 years, working as Driver in DDP r/o Siddalapuram (V & PO), B.K.Samudram (M) Ananthapur District. 10. Koti Venkataramana s/o K.Sangaiah, aged about 25 years, working as Driver in DDP r/o D.No.3/2, Nandamuri Nagar, Kakkalapalli colony, Anahtapur District. 11.Koti Sivaiah, s/o K.Sangaiah, aged about 28 years, working as Driver in DDP r/o D.No.3-148, Nandamuri Nagar, Ananthapur. 12. Mudigubba Imam s/o M.Muskin Saheb, aged about 31 years, working as Attender in DDP r/o D.No.19/110A-287-30B-114, Krishnadevarayanagar, Ananthapur. 13. Golla Timmappa, s/o G.Timmappa, aged about 25 years, working as Watch man/Attender in DDP r/o D.No.4-656-128-A, Indira Gandhi nagar, Ananthapur. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1.Commissioner, Rural Development, 5th Floor, Insurance Buildings, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad. 2.Chairman/Dist Collector, Desert Development Programme, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. 3. Project Director, Desert Development Programme, Ananthapur, Ananthapur 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 may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, especially one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the petitioners are entitled to be regularized in the posts which the petitioners are holding and entitled for payment of salaries in the time scales of pay on par with State Government employees, and further declare that non-payment of the same by the respondents is illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory violating Articles 14,16,19,21,23 and 39 D of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.SURENDER RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 2: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. Counsel for the Respondent No.3: MR.NUTY RAM MOHAN RAO The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ____________ 07-10-2004 rkk To 1.Commissioner, Rural Development, 5th Floor, Insurance Buildings, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad. 2.Chairman/Dist Collector, Desert Development Programme, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. 3. Project Director, Desert Development Programme, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. 4 Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj, High Court buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two CD copies.