IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 17922 of 2008 Between: Mohammed Dastagiri, S/o. Gousia Begum, Turkal Mohammadpur Village, Shankar Raj Kondapur, Shankarampet (R) Mandal, Medak District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Women Development, Child Welfare and Disabled Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director Women Development & Child Welfare Department, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Project Director, District Women and Child Development Agency, Sangareddy, Medak District. 4 The District Collector, Medak at Sangareddy. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, to declare the action of the Respondents in rejecting the case of the Petitioner for appointment to the post of Driver/Attender under compassionate grounds in Memo NO. 2077/Estt.A1/2007, dated 03-06- 2007 of the 1st Respondent and the orders dated 27-06-2005 in O.A.NO. 7485/2003 passed by the Hon'ble APAT and also Lr.No. 601/A1/2002, dated 05-08-2002 of the 3rd Respondent as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, violative of Articles 14, 15,16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the impugned orders, with a further direction to the Respondents to provide compassionate appointment to the petitioner, by appointing him to the post of Driver or Attender in the existing vacancies with all services and monetary benefits and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.POODATTU AMARENDER Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR WOMEN DEV. & CHILD WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Sri Justice GHULAM MOHAMMED) The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the interim directions, the petitioner was considered for appointment on compassionate grounds on 17.10.2008 and therefore, he addressed a letter dated 9.2.2009 to the Registry, seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. The letter-dated 9.2.2009 is taken on record and accordingly the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J ______________________________ SANJAY KUMAR , J Dt. 10.02.2009 KA ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Women Development, Child Welfare and Disabled Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director Women Development & Child Welfare Department, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Project Director, District Women and Child Development Agency, Sangareddy, Medak District. 4 The District Collector, Medak at Sangareddy. 5. 2 CC to G.P. for GP FOR WOMEN DEV. & CHILD WELFARE , High Court of A.P. Hyderabad OUT. 6. 2 CD copies