IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 14218 of 2004 Between: R.Clement Francis, S/o R.Francis, Plot No.12, NMDC Colony, Street No.5, East Anand Bagh, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad- 47 ..... PETITIONER AND H.M.T.Bearings Limited, (Subsidiary of the HMT Limited), Moula-ali, Hyderabad, rep.by its Deputy General Manager (HRM) .....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 an order, direction or Writ particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ declaring the action of the respondent in retiring the petitioner at the age of 58 years by impugned proceedings No.BLH/S/2004, dated 30-4-2004 is illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to continue the petitioner till he attains the age of 60 years Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner filed this Writ Petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India, seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in retiring the petitioner at the age of 58 years by impugned proceedings No.BLH/S/2004 dated 30.04.2004 is illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner till he attains the age of 60 years. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, represents that the petitioner herein is not pressing the writ petition and he requests to permit him to withdraw the same. 3. In view of the representation made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, permission is accorded to withdraw the Writ Petition. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J Dated June 22, 2009 KSH