IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 21220 of 2003 Between: 1 T.D. Raghunatha Reddy,S/o.T.D.RamaKrishnaReddy The RESCO Ltd. Kadiri (West), Kadiri, Anantapur Dist. 2 M.Sirajoddin,S/o. M. Madar Sahib 3 G. Jakirunnisa,D/o. G. Ebrahim 4 M. Seenaiah,S/o. M. Narasimhulu 5 K. Mahaboob Ali Khan, S/o. K. Nabi Khan 6 C. Reenivasulu, S/o C.Venkataramana 7 S. Baba Sab,S/o. S. Rahim Sab 8 B. Chandra Sekhar, S/o. Peddanna 9 P. Mohan,S/o. P. Obulesu 10 N. Ramachandra Reddy,S/o.N.VenkataramiReddy 11 S. Jakir Hussain,S/o. Khasim Sab 12 P. Jaffer Vali Khan, S/o. P. Moulali Khan 13 T. Pedda Rangappa, S/o. T. Adinarayana 14 B. Siva Sankar, S/o. B. Nageswariah 15 M. Kullayappa, S/o.M.Narasimhulu 16 N. Venkataramana,S/o.N.Venkataramanappa 17 S. Lakshmanna,S/o. S.Obulesu 18 D. Padmavathamma, W/o. Late Ravi Chandra 19 K. Shakunthala,W/o Late K. Subba Reddy 20 P. Chandra Kala, W/o. Late P.Sadasivaiah 21 J. Narayana,S/o. J. Subbanna 22 G. Ramanamma,W/o. Late G. Nageswara 23 B.V. Reddy Prasad, S/o. S.Venkata Subbaiah 24 S. Chand Basha, S/o. S. Abdul Rahiman 25 M. Kistappa,S/o.M.Narayanappa 26 S. Khader Basha, S/o. S. Khasim Sab 27 S. Mahaboob Basha,S/o. S.Gouse Mohiddin 28 Shaik Ameer, S/o. Peeran Sab, 29 B. Venkata Ramana, S/o. Pakkirappa 30 P. Baba, S/o. P. Masthan 31 K. Venkataramana, S/o. Kullayappa 32 K. Jayaramulu, S/o. K. Venkaramanappa 33 N. Yerra Doddappa,S/o.N. Gangappa 34 A. Padmanabha Reddy S/o. A. Venkata Reddy 35 M. Ravindra Reddy,S/o. Chinna Venkata Reddy 36 R. krishna Naik, S/o. Thirupal Naik 37 P. Gangulappa,S/o. Sunkanna 38 T. Bhaskar, S/o. Ramaih 39 M. Krishna Murthy, S/o. Nagabhusanam 40 A. Phani Bhusan Gupta, S/o. Subramanyam 41 S. Basheera Kumar, S/o. Jabbar Saheb 42 S. Basheera Kumar, S/o. Jabbar Saheb 43 K. Muthireddy, S/o. Obula Reddy 44 P. Rami Reddy, S/o. P. Venkat Reddy 45 G. Adinagarayana,S/o. Narayananappa 46 P. Raja Reddy, S/o. Ranga Reddy .....PETITIONERS AND 1 The Govt. of Andhra Pradesh rep by its Principal Secretary, Public Enterprises Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Public Enterprises Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The Dist. Collector, Anantapur Dist. 4 The Central Power Distribution Company Ltd., rep by its Managing Director, Vidhyutsoudha, Hyderabad. 5 The RESCO Ltd. Kadiri (West) rep by its Liquidator, Kadiri(West)Rural Electrical Cooperative Society Ltd. Kadiri, Anantapur Dist. .....RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring (1) the action of the 4th respondent in not absorbing the petitioners into its service as unreasonable and arbitrary apart from being discrimination, thus violative of the Fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioners under Articles 14,16(1) and 21 of the constitution of India, (2) to declare the action of the 5th respondent in instating upon submitting options for Voluntary Retirement and threatening to terminate petitioners’ services with one month notice or one month salary as arbitrary, illegal, highhanded and issue a consequential direction directing the 4th respondent to absorb the petitioners into its service and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.C.V.MOHAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: Advocate-General & G.P. for Industries & Commerce. The Court Made the Following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 21220 of 2003 ORDER: In view of the letter dated 07.07.2004 filed by the learned counsel for the petitioners seeking permission to withdraw the writ petition, permission is accorded. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. (GODA RATHURAM, J) Dated: 08.07.2004 Nn/Mrr. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Govt. of Andhra Pradesh rep by its Principal Secretary, Public Enterprises Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Public Enterprises Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The Dist. Collector, Anantapur Dist. 4 The Central Power Distribution Company Ltd., rep by its Managing Director, Vidhyutsoudha, Hyderabad. 5 The RESCO Ltd. Kadiri (West) rep by its Liquidator, Kadiri(West)Rural Electrical Cooperative Society Ltd. Kadiri, Anantapur Dist. 6. 2 C.Cs to the Advocate General, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 7. 2 C.Cs to the G.P for Industries and Commerce, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 8. 2 C.D. copies.