IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 28097 of 2007 Between: T.Venu, s/o Ramulu, r/o H.No.27-89, Main Bazar, Miryalguda, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P.Civil Supplies Corporation ltd., Hyderabad represented by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector and Ex.Officio Executive Director, A.P.State Civil Supplies Corpn.Ltd., Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 3 The Zonal Manager, A.P.Civil Supplies Corporation ltd., Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 4 Sri K.Sitaramulu, s/o Lakshmanachari, C/o Food Corporation of India Godown, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT.Y.B.SARASWATHI Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 and 3: MR.D.LINGA RAO Counsel for Respondent No.2: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES Counsel for Respondent No.4: ---- The Court made the following : Order: This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantial relief: ‘It is therefore, prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in awarding ‘tender contract’ for Stage II for transportation of essential commodities from Miryalguda MLS Point to various fair price shops in the Mandal to the 4th respondent vide Proceedings No.PDS-2/Movt./FG-5(38)/2794/2007-08; dated 03- 12-2007 as illegal and arbitrary and set aside the same and further declare that the petitiner is entitled to be appointed as contractor for Stage II for Transportation of Essential Commodities from Miryalguda MLS Point for the year 2007-08 and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.’ Smt.Y.B.Saraswathi, the learned Counsel for the petitioner, sought for permission of the Court to withdraw the Writ Petition, in terms of her letter dated 28-04-2008 filed in the Registry. The request of the learned Counsel for the petitioner is accepted. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.36726 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 29th April, 2008 LUR