IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO:24334 of 2003 Between: Dr.Y.Krishna Reddy S/o.Y.Nagi Reddy Private Aided Junior College, Velugondu, Kurnool Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Regional Joint Director of Intermediate Education, Cuddapah 2 The Commissioner & Director of Intermediate Education, A.P., Hyderabad. 3 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Hyd. 4 Correspondent, Junior College of Velugodu (Aided), Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. NANDA KISHORE FOR MR.D.LINGA RAO The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the petitioner is entitled to draw the advance increments for possessing higher educational qualifications of M.Phil., & Ph.D. in pursuance of Proc.Rc.No.3688/B5/2001, dated 17-8-2001 issued by the Regional Joint Director of Intermediate Education, Kadapa Region, Kadapa with all consequential benefits by holding the action of the respondents in withholding the advance increments for possessing higher qualifications without any due process of law under the garb of Govt.Memo.No.35784/481/A2/PC.1/2001, F&P., dated 7-11-2001 is as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, unjust and subversive of Articles 14, 16, 21 and 39 (d) of the constitution besides being opposed to all canons of equity, justice and fair play.” At the hearing, Sri L.Nanda Kishore, learned counsel representing Sri D.Linga Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition in terms of letter, dated 15.12.2008 filed in the Registry. The request of the learned counsel is accepted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 17th DECEMBER, 2008. kvni