IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 6493 of 1996 Between: 1 D. Koteswararao S/o. Raghavalu Zonal Stores, APSRTC, Vizinagaram. 2 P.M.P. Venkateswara rao, S/o. Venkatachalam, Zonal Stores, APSRTC, Vizinagaram. 3 R. Pentaiah S/o. China Suryanarayana, Zonal Stores, APSRTC, Vizinagaram. 4 K. Jatlayya S/o. Sanyasappadu, Zonal Stores, APSRTC, Vizinagaram. 5 Y. Eswararao S/o. Bangarayya Zonal Stores, APSRTC, Vizinagaram. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 APSRTC, rep. by its Vice Chairman, and Managing Director Musheerabad, hyderbad. 2 Executive Director, APSRTC, Vizianagaram Zone, Vizianagaram. 3 Dy. Chief Controller of Stores, APSRTC, Zonal Stores, Vizianagaram. .....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 any writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of MANDAMUS directing the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioners w.e.f. the date of regularisation of other similarly situated persons or on completion of 5 years of service while paying the difference of pay from the date of engagement by applying the principle of equal work for equal pay with all consequential and attendant benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner:DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: MR.Y.VIVEKANANDA SWAMY The Court made the following : O R D E R: The learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition to enable the petitioners to approach an appropriate forum and work out their remedies. Permission is granted. Writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with a liberty to the petitioners to approach an appropriate forum and work out their remedies. No costs. _______________ C.V.RAMULU.J., Dt.30.12.2004 tjs To 1 Vice Chairman & Managing Director, APSRTC, Musheerabad, Hyderbad. 2 Executive Director, APSRTC, Vizianagaram Zone, Vizianagaram. 3 Dy. Chief Controller of Stores, APSRTC, Zonal Stores, Vizianagaram. 4 2 CD copies