IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 4393 of 2003 Between: Co-operative Electric Supply Society Ltd village Electricity Workers Union, siricilla, Karimnagar District, A.P. Regd. No. E/ 900/24-10-89, rep by its Secretary, Mr. Ramulu, S/o M. Laxmaiah R/o Badankal Village, Mustabad Mandal, Karimnagar District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal Secretary, Governemnt of Andhra Pradesh Energy Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner for Co-operation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies Andhra Pradesh, Gruhakalpa, Nampally, Hyderabad 3 The Co-opertive Electricty Supply Society Ltd., Siricilla, Karimnagar District rep by its Person-in-Charge cum- District Collector Karimnagar 4 The Managing Director, Cooperation Electric Supply Society Limited, Siricilla, Karimangar 5 The Chairman and Managing Director Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P., Limited Warangal 6 The Transmission Corporation of A.P. Limited, rep by its Chairman and Managing Director, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad .....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 issue a Direction, Writ or order particularly one in the nature of Mandamus a) declaring the action of the respondents in not enhancing the grant-in-aid to be paid to the respective gram Panchayats under CESS Jurisdiction in turn for payment of the same to the village Electricity workers in 2 sets i.e. Rs. 1000/- to Rs 1200/- and Rs. 1200/- to Rs. 1500/- per month is arbitrary and illegal. b). a direction may be given to the Respondent No.2 to approve the proposal sent by Managing Director CESS through letter dated 14-11-2002 under sec. 116 'C'(1) of A.P. Cooperative societies Act. c). directing the respondents, to pay the enhanced remuneration to the village electricity workers from the date when the similarly situated village electricity workers working in A.P. Transco are being paid i.e. from 3-5-2002 i.e. through Andhra Pradesh workers working in Andhra Pradesh Transco Proceedings dated 4- 5-2002. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents 1, 2, 5 and 6: S.C. for A.P. Transco. Counsel for the Respondent No.3: G.P. FOR AGRICULTURE Counsel for the Respondent No.4: Mr.P.Narayana Reddy The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents are going to consider the grievance of the petitioner and therefore, he seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, permission is granted. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court for appropriate remedy in case the respondents refuse to consider the petitioner’s grievance. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ (V. ESWARAIAH, J.) 28th October, 2004. Bcj To 1 The Principal Secretary, Governemnt of Andhra Pradesh Energy Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner for Co-operation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies Andhra Pradesh, Gruhakalpa, Nampally, Hyderabad 3 The Person-in-Charge-cum-District Collector, The Co-opertive Electricty Supply Society Ltd., Siricilla, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar 4 The Managing Director, Cooperative Electric Supply Society Limited, Siricilla, Karimangar 5 The Chairman and Managing Director Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P., Limited, Warangal 6 The Chairman and Managing Director, The Transmission Corporation of A.P. Limited, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad 7 Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Agriculture, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 8 Two C.D. copies