IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 16663 of 2005 Between: S.Basha, s/o Abdul Khader, r/o D.No.9/475, Kummari Street, Kadiri, Anantapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Kadiri Depot, Kadiri, Anantapur District. 2 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Anantapur Region, Anantapur. .....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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, declaring the action of the respondents in engaging the petitioner as Contract Driver instead of Casual Driver as per the notice dt.31-8-2000 as illegal, arbitrary, inviolation of Art.14 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the Circular No.43/2000 dt.11- 8-2000 and consequently direct the respondents to engage the petitioner as Casual Driver as per the Circular No.43/2000 dt.11-8- 2000 and pass suchother or further order as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.P.VINAYAKA SWAMY The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner filed this Writ Petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India, seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in engaging the petitioner as contract driver instead of casual driver as per notice dated 31.08.2000 as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner addressed a letter on 10.06.2009 to the registry informing that the petitioner herein is not pressing the writ petition and he intends to withdraw the same. 3. In view of the representation made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, permission is accorded to withdraw the Writ Petition. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J Dated June 16, 2009 KSH