IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.VENKATESWARA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 10950 of 2005 Between: Syed Sabra, D/o. s.D. Lal, Doordarshan Kendra, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of INformation & Broadcasting, New Delhi. 2 Prasar Bharathi (Broadcasting Corporation of India), Rep. by the Chief Executive Officer, New Delhi. 3 The Director General, Doordarshan, Doordarshan Bhavan, Copernicus Lane, Hyderabad. 4 The Director, Doordarshan Kendra, Hyderabad. .....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 direction, Order or Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Certiorari a) Call for the records relating to and connected with the order in O.A.No. 1290/2004 dated 2/5/2005 on the file of the Learned Central Administrative Tribunal and set aside the same. b) also call for records relating to and connected with the order No. 30/2004-S.1 in file No. 21/2/2004-S.1/670 dated 18/8/2004 and also office Memorandum No. 21/2/2004-S.A dated 20-10-2004 and quash and set aside the same holding it arbitrary, illegal, unjust and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India, consequently direct the Respondents to continue the Petitioner as Film & Video Editor in Doordarshan Kendra, Hyderabad. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.SIVA Counsel for the Respondents: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court at the admission stage made the following : ORDER: It is represented by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is not pressing the Writ Petition. Therefore, the Writ Petition is dismissed as not pressed. No costs. ------------------------------------------ (J.Chelameswar, J) ------------------------------------------ (M. Venkateswara Reddy, J) 21st July, 2005 LUR Copy to: 1 The Secretary, Union of India, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, New Delhi. 2 The Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharathi (Broadcasting Corporation of India), New Delhi. 3 The Director General, Doordarshan, Doordarshan Bhavan, Copernicus Lane, Hyderabad. 4 The Director, Doordarshan Kendra, Hyderabad. 5 Two CCs to the Assistant Solicitor General, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (O.U.T.) 6 Two CD copies.