IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No: 19127 of 2002 BETWEEN: Smt. Ghousia Begum W/o.Late Abdul Gafoor, R/o.19-3-1089/A/72 Madina Colony, Jahanuma, Hyderabad. ... PETITIONER AND The Regional Manager [HCR]JBS., Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation A.P.S.R.T.C., Picket, Secunderabad. ...RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, in the nature of mandamus, declaring the proceedings bearing No.L4/785/[40]/02-HCR dated 5-9-2002 of the respondent herein, in not appointing the petitioner as conductor under Bread Winner Scheme, as being illegal, arbitrary and malafide, and further direct the respondent herein to appoint the petitioner as Conductor, forthwith; and pass such further or other orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. SYED SHAREEF AHMED Counsel for the Respondent: K.MADHAVA REDDY (SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantial relief: “the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, in the nature of mandamus, declaring the proceedings bearing No.L4/785/[40]/02-HCR dated 05.09.2002 of the respondent herein, in not appointing the petitioner as conductor under Bread Winner Scheme, as being illegal, arbitrary and malafide, and further direct the respondent herein to appoint the petitioner as Conductor, forthwith; and pass such further or other orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 2. At the hearing, Sri M. Mehdi Hussain, learned counsel representing Mr. Syed Shareef Ahmed, requested the Court to permit the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition in terms of the letter dated 26.12.2008 filed by the learned counsel in the Registry. The request of the learned counsel is accepted and the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J December 29, 2008 DSK