IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 1449 of 1999 Between: 1 A.P.Pollution Board Scientific Employees Association rep., by its General Secretary P.Ramesh Chandra S/o.P.Satyanarayana R/o.Vijayapuri colony , Hyderabad. 2 P.Ramesh Chandra S/o.P.satyanarayana R/o.Vijayapuri colony , Hyderabad. 3 N.Murali Mohan S/o.N.Uppalaiah R/o.Kalyan Nagar , Erragadda, Hyderabad. 4 S.Ravinder Rao S/o.Late S.Gopal Rao R/o.Mothi Nagar , Hyderabad. 5 Dr.D.Chinnappa Reddy S/o.D.Rayappa Reddy Ramanthapur , Hyderabad. 6 Y.Achuta Ramayya S/o.Suryanarayana Murthy R/o.Pragathinagar OPP: JNTUC , Kukatpally Hyderabad-500 038 7 M.S.Satyanarayana Rao R/o.Vasavi Colony , R.K.Puram Hyderabad. 8. V.Neeraja D/o.Visweswara Rao R/o.Jeevan Kalyannagar , Mehdipatnam Hyderabad. 9. Kum.R.Parvathi D/o.Pochanathan R/o.Saidabad, Hyderabad 10 K.N.Sreevani D/o.N.V.chalapathi Rao R/o.New Dilsukhnagar Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of A.P Rep by its Special Chief Secretary Environment , Forest , Science and Technology Department, Secretariat , Hyderabad. 2 A.P.Pollution Control Board Rep by its Member Secretary Huda Complex , 2nd Floor , S.R.Nagar Hyderabad. 3 N.B.Ramesh, Junior Scientific Officer, A.P.Pollution control Board, HUDA Complex Maitrivanam , S.R.Nagar 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, order or direction especially one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that G.O.Ms.No.205 Environment, Forests, Science and Technology (Env) Dept , Dt; 24-12-1998 as illegal, arbitrary , discriminatory and violative of Arts.14 & 16 of the Constitution of India apart from it running contrary to section 64 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act , and Section 12 (3) (a) of the said Act. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.M.SURENDER RAO Counsel for the Respondents No.1: GP FOR FORESTS & G.P. FOR IRRIGATION & COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT. Counsel for the Respondent No.2: MR. S.V. BHATT, SC for A.P. POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD. Counsel for the Respondent No.3: -- The Court made the following: (Oral order):- Learned counsel for the petitioners filed a letter dated 20-12-2004 to the effect that the petitioners have addressed a letter to him to withdraw the writ petition. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as ‘withdrawn’. No costs. _______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dt. 17-01-2005 Pvks/* To 1 The Special Chief Secretary, Environment , Forest , Science and Technology Department, Government of A.P., Secretariat , Hyderabad. 2. The Member Secretary, A.P. Pollution Control Board, Huda Complex, 2nd Floor, S.R. Nagar, Hyderabad. 3. Mr. N.B. Ramesh, Junior Scientific Officer, A.P. Pollution Control Board, Huda Complex, Maitrivanam, S.R. Nagar, Hyderabad. 4. 2CCs to the Government Pleader for Forest, A.P. High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OPUC). 5. 2CCs to the Government Pleader for Irrigation & Command Area Development, A.P. High Court Buildings, Hyderabad.(OPUC). 6. 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{LOBIS}