IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 1605 of 2008 Between: 1 V.V. Srinivas Rao S/o Late V.V. Rao Krishna Rao r/o Kollapur Village and mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 2 V. Upender S/o Late V. gopal R/o Kollapur Village and Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of A.P., rep by its Secretary Legislative & Legal Affairs, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The District Collector, Mahabubnagar District, mahabubngar 3 B. Ramudu S/o Kistaiah R/o Kollapur Village and Mandal, Mahabubnagar District C/o Bar Association, Kollapur, Mahabubnagar 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 particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring the G.O.Rt. No. 43, Legislative and Legal Affairs, Government of Andhra Pradesh dated 3-1-2007 by and under which, the 3rd respondent was appointed as the Asst. Government Pleader for conducting and defending cases on behalf of the Government in the Court of the Junior civil Judge, Kollapur, Mahabubnagar District, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to Instructions No. 5(3) (ii) of Andhra Pradesh Law Officers (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Instructions 2000 and has the effect of violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India, and consequently set a side- the G.O.Rt. No. 43, Legislative and Legal Affairs, Government of Andhra Pradesh, dt 3-1-2007 and direct the respondents Nos. 1 and 2 to consider the candidature of the petitioners along with other applications for being appointed As Asst. Government pleader for conducting the cases on behalf of Government in the Court of Junior Civil Judge, Kollapur, and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.VENKATESH GUPTA Counsel for the Respondent No : GP FOR LAW & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Government Pleader for Revenue The Court made the following : ORDER: Sri K.Venkatesh Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. Accordingly, permission is granted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt 20.2.2008 msv