IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.2712 of 2007 Between: K.Madhava Rao S/o.K.Tirumal Rao R/o.Kollapur (Town & Mandal) Mahabubnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Union of India, rep. by its Dy. Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Freedom Fighters Division, Lok Naik Bhavan, New Delhi. 2 The State Government of A.P., rep. by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, 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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, direction or order more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the rejection of application of the petitioner dt.1-2-1997 for the grant of pension under Swatantra Sainik Samman Pension Scheme 1980 by the first respondent vide letter No.112/4807/97-FF (HC) dt. 29-03-2007 as arbitrary, illegal and against Article 14 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same and consequently direct the first respondent to grant the pension under SSS Pension Scheme 1980 from the date of filing the application with arrears and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.L.KRISHNA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: MRS. K. RAJITHA G.P. FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.2712 OF 2007 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner addressed a letter dated 22.01.2009 to the Registry stating that he has instructions from the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 27th January, 2009 Note:- Issue CC by tomorrow BO IBL/MSV