IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 6076 of 2002 Between: The Andhra Pradesh Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association, Koti, Hyderabad, represented by its Secretary, Dr. Yadaiah, S/o T.Sailu, R/o Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, represented by its Secretary, Secretariat, New Delhi. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Department of Environment, Secretariat, Hyderabad 3 Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, HUDA Complex, Maitrivanam, 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 a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or directions declaring the Rule (8) (3) of the Bio-Medical Waste Rules, 1998 framed by the 1st respondent whereby the members of the petitioner Association are required to pay huge amount of fees for obtaining Authorisation under the Rules as ultra vires, illegal, unconstitutional and arbitrary and to issue a consequential direction to the respondents not to insist for payment of fee from the members of the petitioner association for granting authorisation under the rules. For the Petitioner: MR. V.SRINIVAS, Advocate. For Respondent No. 1: MR. A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (SC FOR CG). For Respondent No. 3: Mr. E. Kalyan Ram, Standing Counsel. The Court made the following Order: (per Sri B. Sudershan Reddy, J) Sri V. Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner wants to withdraw the writ petition in view of some positive assurance given by the respondent-Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board. In such view of the matter, the petitioner is permitted to withdraw the writ petition and the same is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn without any order as to costs. (B. Sudershan Reddy, J) 16..09..2004 (K.C. Bhanu, J) ks ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1 Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Union of India, Secretariat, New Delhi. 2 Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, HUDA Complex, Maitrivanam, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. 4 Two CD copies.