IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 22759 of 2007 Between: R. Lova Raju, S/o. Late R. Narayana, R/O. Port Quarter No. IV/36, N.G.O's Colony, Akkayyapalem, Visakhapatnam-16. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Chief Mechanical Engineer, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam. 3 The Manager (Operations), Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam. 4 The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Shipping, New Delhi. .....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 Writ order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the Petitioner for grant of Voluntary Retirement though fully eligible as bad, arbitrary and contrary to Visakhapatnam Port Trust Employees (Retirement) Regulations of 1989, and also offends article 14, 16 and 21 of Constitution of India and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MS.M.VIDYAVATHI Counsel for the Respondents: MR.P.SRI RAGHU RAM The Court made the following ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner filed a letter, dated 04.07.2008, seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 10.07.2008. Note: Issue cc in two days. (B/o) kdl