IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 1028 of 2008 Between: Mr. K. Shankar Rao, S/o. Sri K. Suryanarayana, E.No. 451654 R/o. H.No. 36, ASN Colon, Bondilipuram, Srikakulam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1.Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Rep by its Regional Manager, North East Costal Region-Srikakulam, Srikakulam. 2.The Deputy Chief Traffic Manager, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, North East Costal Region-Srikakulam, Srikakulam. 3.The Deputy Manager, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Srikakulam Depot-I, Srikakulam District. 4.The Deputy Manager, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Palasa depot, Palasa, Srikakulam 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 an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the office order No. P4/475(1)/06-RM/SKLM dated 24-12-2007 transferring the petitioner from Srikakulam - I Depot to Palasa depot as illegal and arbitrary and consequently set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondents: MR.C.APPAIAH SARMA The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.1028 of 2008 Order: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the order, dated 24.12.2007, transferring the petitioner from Srikakulam-I Depot to Palasa Depot as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently to set aside the same. The respondents filed counter affidavit in the matter stating that as the petitioner and other employees misbehaved with the Depot Manager and creating troubles to the management, they were transferred as a measure of punishment and not at all as a measure of victimization. Taking into consideration the said statement made by the respondents in their counter affidavit, the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded and, accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 25.11.2008 VGB