HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.33983 OF 1997 Between: Harijan Fishermen Cooperative Society, Kokkirailanka . . .Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh and others . . .Respondents :: ORDER :: Counsel for the petitioner : Shri P.Srinivasa Rao for Shri P.Sri Raghuram 2nd August, 2007 PER G.S.SINGHVI, CJ In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer: “In the circumstances it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more especially one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that no water cess as per A.P. (Andhra Area) Irrigation Cess Act, 1865, is liable to be paid by the members of the petitioner society as their lands are not in the ayicut of the Kolleru lake or any other irrigation source.” Shri P.Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner says that he has been instructed to withdraw the writ petition. In view of the statement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel to dismissal of the main petition as withdrawn, interim order dated 22.12.1997 is vacated and WPMP No.39969 of 1997 is dismissed. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ 2nd August, 2007 C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J kvni