IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 7694 of 2004 Between: Dr.Syed Ahmed Hashmi son of late Hussain Hashmi, aged 62 years, Resident of R/112, OU campus, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND Osmania University rep. by its Registrar, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT 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 respondent in not conducting selections of the petitioner for promotion as Professor under the Career Advancement Scheme for notional promotions as Professor with retrospective effect from 27.9.1998 as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondent University to forthwith conduct the selection by interviewing the petitioner for promoting the petitioner as Professor with retrospective effect from 27.9.1998 with all attendant and consequential benefits and pass such other order or further other or orders as the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner filed a letter dated 7th February, 2005 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. -------------- 09-02-2005. Hsd Asst. Registrar To 1.The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 2. 2 CD copies.