IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 25759 of 2003 Between: Vempati Guru Dattatreya Sarma, S/o.Late V.A.Somayajula, Paricharika, Sri V.V.S.S.Davasthanam, Annavaram,East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Sri V.V.S.S.Davasthanam, rep.by its Executive officer cum special Grade Deputy, Collector,Annavaram, East Godavari District. 2 The Commissioner of Endowments, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Tilak Road,Hyderabad. 3 Indraganti Benarjee, S/o.Gopal Krishna,Archaka Sri V.V.S.S.Devasthanam, Annavaram, East Godavari District. 4 Devulapalli Varaprasad, Archaka,Annavaram,East Godavari District. 5 S.V.V.S.S.Venugopal,Archaka,Sri V.V.S.Devasthanam, Annavaram,East Godavari District. .....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 issue a writ order or direction more one in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of respondents 1 & 2 in not extending regular time scale attached to the post of paracharika to the petitioner, while extending the said benefit to the respondents 3 to 5 herein who are Juniors to the petitioner in the cadre of paracharika and on the other hand promoting respondent 3 to 5 herein as archakas without finalizing the seniority list of religious office holders dt.10-4-2003 of the first respondent institution as illegal arbitrary discriminatory, accommodative and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently set-aside the proceedings in Rc.No.A1/1943/2000 dt.22-11-2003 issued by the first respondent and by paying regular time scale to the petitioner in the category of paricharika and promote him as archaka by revising and finalizing the final seniority list with regard to religious office holders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.SUBBA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 25759 of 2003 ORDER: The petitioner herein filed the writ petition seeking to issue a writ order or direction more one in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of respondents 1 & 2 in not extending regular time scale attached to the post of Paracharika to the petitioner, while extending the said benefit to the respondents 3 to 5 herein, who are Juniors to the petitioner in the cadre of Paracharika and on the other hand promoting respondents 3 to 5 herein as Archakas without finalizing the seniority list of religious office holders dated 10-4-2003 of the first respondent institution, as illegal arbitrary discriminatory, accommodative and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently, set-aside the proceedings in Rc.No.A1/1943/2000, dated 22-11-2003 issued by the first respondent and by paying regular time scale to the petitioner in the category of Paricharika and promote him as Archaka by revising and finalizing the final seniority list with regard to religious office holders. The learned counsel for the writ petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. _____________________ Justice G. Chandraiah Date:18-07-2008 mrb