IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 7276 of 2007 Between: G. Sankar Rao S/o.Late Suryanarayana O/o. DEE (Operation) Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., Nidadavole, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P., Ltd., Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director, Visakhapatnam. .....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 order or direction especially one in the nature of writ of Mandamus: i. declare the action of the respondent in not promoting the petitioner to the post of ADE (Electrical) on Completion of Rigour period i.e, 25-10-2005 as illegal and arbitrary. ii. Consequently direct the respondent to promote the petitioner as ADE (Electrical) on par with his juniors duly protecting his seniority in the cadre of ADE, duly granting all other consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.VASUDEVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: P.R.BALARAMI REDDY(SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO Writ Petition No.7276 of 2007 ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. The interim order granted in W.P.M.P.No.9280 of 2007 shall stand vacated. ________________________ Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J Dt.11.06.2009. VGB