IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 14774 of 2008 Between: M/s. IBC Limited, A Company Incorporated under provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office situated at "Vanguard House" Rep by its Managing Director, Mr. K. Rajamohan Reddy, S/o. K. Obul Reddy, Aged 53 years, Occuation : Business ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Secretary, Mines & Geology Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Commissioner for Industrial Promotion, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Rep by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director, 8-3-945, Pancom Business Centre, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. 4 Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Rep by its Executive Director, 8-3-945, Pancom Business Centre, Ameerpet, 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 any writ, order or direction, preferably a writ in the nature of mandamus declaring the proceedings issued by the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. bearing No. M&S-65/BAR-LT/08 dated 21-6-2008 in so far it restricts only for a period of three months, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 19(1)(g) of the constitution of India and also consequently declare the Tender Notiﬁcation bearing No. M&S-44/BAR- LT/05/857 dated 21-6-2008 issue for the purpose, namely "Sale of "A" grade and "B" grade Barytes on ex.Mangampet Barytes mine (near Rly. Kodur, Kadapa District, AP) basis for a period of three years for export purpose/captive consumption for oil well drilling in India:, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents herein to extend the period to nine months instead of three months as per proceedings M&S-44/BAR-LT/05/857 dated 16-6-2008 pending disposal of the above writ petition and also to stay all further proceedings pursuant to the Tender Notiﬁcation bearing No. M&S-65/BAR-LT/08 dated 21-6-2008 pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE The Court made the following ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner ﬁled a letter, dated 15.09.2008, 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:18.09.2008. kdl