HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3371 OF 2007 Between: Budati Dheerendranath Babu and another …Petitioners AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Secretary, Municipal Administration, Secretariat, Hyderabad and four others ...Respondents : O R D E R : Counsel for the petitioners : Shri V. Ajaya Kumar Counsel for respondent No. 2 : Shri S. Nageswara Reddy 22nd February, 2007 Per G.S.SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioners have made the following substantive prayer: “I pray that the Hon’ble court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to adhere to the strategy as far as practicable recommended by the World Health Organization which was endorsed by the 57th World Health Assembly in May 2004 (namely GLOBE STRATEGY on DIET, Physical activity and Health) while framing rules and regulations under: The Food Safety Act of 2006” more particularly as to the content of trans fatty acids in hydrogenated oils and pass such further order or orders as this hon’ble court deems fit and proper”. After arguing the case for sometime, Shri Pradeep Kumar made a request that his clients may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition at this stage with liberty to file fresh one as and when such contingency arises. The request of the learned counsel is accepted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty in terms of the prayer made. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP No. 4306 of 2007 filed by the petitioners is disposed of as infructuous. G.S. SINGHVI, C.J. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J. 22nd February, 2007 ks