IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15724 of 2006 Between: Private Aided B.Ed. College Teachers Association Rep. by its President Smt.Dr.C.Sowbhagyalakshmi, ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, represented by its Secretary Ministry of Human Resources Development New Delhi. 2 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Education (SE), Department, Secretariat Buildings, 3 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance and Planning, Secretariat Buildings, 4 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Commissioner and Director of School Education, Hyderabad. .....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 a writ order or direction more one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the arrears of U.G.C. 1996 pay scales to the Members of the petitioner Association though paid to other similarly situated teaching staff in other institutions as ilegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and consequently, direct the respondents to pay the arrears of 1996 Revised U.G.C. Scales of pay with interest to the members of the petitioner Association forthwith and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.SUBBA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KURR} O R D E R:- The learned counsel for the petitioners 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 Permission is accorded, and accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.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 26th February, 2009 bcj