IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No: 6232 of 2007 Between: 1 L.Pushpa Latha D/o. Mr.L.Babji Resident of M.V.colony, Bheemunipatanm, Visakhapatnam district 2 S.Kanaka Raju S/o.Mr.S.A.Swamy Resident of D.No.37-3-80, Gajapathi Nagar, Near Old ITT Junction, Visakhapatnam 3 J.Appa Rao S/o.J.Muthyalu Resident of Tharakavanipalem village, Gorrepalem post, Pendurthi Mandal, Visakhapatnam District 4 M.Gayatri Devi D/o.Mr.M.Varaprasad Rao Resident of D.No.21/24-8, Near N.A.D.Junction, Viwan nagar, Visakhapatnam 5 P.Uma Nadh S/o.Mr.Rama Rao Resident of D.No.8-415-3, Chinagudhili, Near Sai Baba Temple, Visakhapatnam 6 B.Neelima D/o.Mr.B.Kavi Jyothi Resident of D.No.42-25-20B, Allepuram, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 State of Government Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Backward Classes Welfare Department, Secretariat, Saifabad,. Hyderabad 2 District Social Welfare officer, MVP colony, Visakhapatnam 3 All Saints Christian Law College, managed by the All Saints Christian Educational Society, Nehru Nagar, Visakhapatnam, rep. by its Principal .....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 a writ direction or order especially in the nature of Mandamus directing respondent No.2 to grant scholarships to the petitioners and other students belonging to Backward castes studying in the respondent No.3 college. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR A.V.RAGHU RAM Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6232 of 2007 ORDER: Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission as sought for is accorded. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. ________________________ B. SESHASAYANA REDDY, J 23rd June, 2008. IBL To 1 The Backward Classes Welfare Department, State of Government Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Saifabad,. Hyderabad 2 The District Social Welfare officer, MVP colony, Visakhapatnam 3 Two CD Copies