IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 6341 of 2002 Between: D. Siva Nageswararao, S/0 Venkata Swamy, Occ. U.D. Stenographer, A.P. Board of Intermediate Education, Nampally, Hyderabad. R/0 Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education, Nampally, Hyderabad, represented by its Secretary. .....RESPONDENT 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 a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus a) declaring the action of the respondent in not converting the petitioner as a U.D.C. from the category of U.D. Stenographer as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India, (b) direct the respondent to covert the petitioner as a U.D.C. from the category of U.D. Stenographer based on his option on 14.10. 1996 and based upon such conversion, consider his case for promotion to the post of superintendent in the respondent Board and pass such other orders as it may deem fit in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.NUTY RAM MOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. In the result, the writ petition is dismissed, as withdrawn. No costs. ------------------------------ kvsn 13-10-2004 To 1. The Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State Board of Intermediate Education, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2. Two copies to GP for Higher Education. High Court buildings, Hyderabad. 3. Two CD copies.