IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17513 of 1998 Between Srikakulam District Bentho Oriya Association rep. By its President Laxmidava Dalai R/o.Nathputttuga village, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Secretary to Government, Panchayat Raj Department Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector and Election Authority Srikakulam. 3 The District Panchayat Officer, Srikakulam. 4 The State Election Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad. 5 The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Kanchili, Srikakulam District. 6 The Mandal Parishad Development Officer Kaviti, Srikakulam District. .....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 an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional action of the Respondents in dereserving the offices of Sarpanch and Ward Member reserved in favour of Scheduled Tribe candidates as notified by Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Kanchili in Rc.No.59/98 dated 29.05.1998 and Lr.No. 43/98-A dated 29.05.1998 issued by the Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Kaviti and issue a consequential direction that the above said Gram Panchayats are to be reserved in favour of Scheduled Tribe on the basis of population. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Sri V.Eswaraiah, J.) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission for withdrawing the writ petition. Permission is accorded. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. _____________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J. 26.6.2009 kpr