IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 14315 of 2004 BETWEEN: D. Vinod Kumar, S/o Sri Dandoo Narasimha Rao, H.No.2-21/118, Akbar Road, Near Diamond Point, Sikh Village, Secunderabad ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal Secretary, Home Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Director General of Police, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. ...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 a Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to remove the name of the petitioner from the website and direct the police authorities to pay a compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- and apology be published in the main pages of daily news paper EENADU and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.MADHAVA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: Mr. Ch. Mehar Baba, learned counsel representing, Mr. D. Madhava Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. 2. Permission is accorded. The writ petition accordingly stands dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 24, 2008 DSK