IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 23024 of 2008 Between: Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam Rep. by its Executive Officer Simhachalam Devasthanam, Simhachalam, Visakhapatnam Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of A.P. Rep. by its Secretary Commercial Taxes, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal (Addl. Bench) Visakhapatnam. 3 The Appellate Deputy Commissioner (CT) Visakhapatnam. 4 The Commercial Tax Officer Dwaraka Nagar Circle Visakhapatnam. .....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 to issue an order or a Writ one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first Respondent viz., the Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal, Visakhapatnam to pass appropriate orders on the stay petition filed along with the appeal, STAT Appeal No.356 of 2008 immediately. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.YADAGIRI RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR COMMERCIAL TAX The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.23024 OF 2008 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram) The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to pursue alternative remedies available to him. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. The petitioner is at liberty to pursue appropriate remedies available to him in accordance with law. The interim order granted by this Court on 22.10.2008 stands dissolved. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J. _____________________ P.V. SANJAY KUMAR, J. 25th November, 2008. VGSR / PGS