THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU Thursday, 20th day of December,2007 W.P.No.14265 of 2007 Between:- A.P. Power Generating Employees’ Union, rep. by its General Secretary V.Siva Shankar Rao … Petitioner and The Chief General Manager (HR), A.P. Genco, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad and another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No.14265 of 2007 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of respondents in treating the Extra Ordinary Leave period of the members of the petitioner’s union from 6-12-1996 to 15-3-1998 (contract period) due to which increments were postponed and future benefits were lost, as arbitrary and illegal. There is no necessity of going into all the details. Learned counsel for the petitioner placed before this Court Memo No.CGM(HR)/DS(Ser.)/AS(Ser.I)/.O.M/M2/471/06-8, dated 29-11-2007 issued by the Managing Director, A.P. Power Generation Corporation Limited, Hyderabad, whereunder it is stated that the absence period from 6-12-1996 to 31-12-1998/actual date of joining, of O&M employees, who were absorbed notionally with effect from 6-12-1996, may be treated as service instead of extra-ordinary leave, after receipt of order of withdrawal of the Writ Petition. Learned counsel submits that in view of the said Memo, petitioner-union is intending to withdraw the Writ Petition and, therefore, permission may be granted for withdrawal of the Writ Petition. Permission is accorded. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. 20-12-2007 Office to furnish CC in one week (B.O.) prk