IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.4840 of 2004 Between: N.T.Venkateswara Rao, S/o.Nelabaludu, Prop.of Lakshmi Manohari Graphics, D.No.27-10-50, Srinivasa Complex, Shop.No.B3, Congress office Road Governorpet, Vijayawada, Krishna Dist. …PETITIONER AND 1. The Commissioner, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2. The Revenue Inspector, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Vijayawada, Krishna District. …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 more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the respondents in locking the premises of the petitioner bearing shop No.B3 in Srinivasa Complex, Congress Office Road Governorpet, Vijayawada in the guise of Collection of property tax without any notice and without following any procedure as highly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and violative of principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.E.VENKAT RAO, ADVOCATE REPRESENTING MR.G.V.SHIVAJI Counsel for the Respondent: MR.T.S.VENKATARAMANA The Court made the following: ORDER: Though the interlocutory matter is listed, Sri E.Venkat Rao, learned counsel representing Sri G.V.Shivaji, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition, giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the civil Court. Permission is accorded. The Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the civil Court. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 7th September 2004 RRB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //True Copy// SECTION OFFICER Copy To: 1. The Commissioner, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2. The Revenue Inspector, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3. Two CD copies.