IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 4350 of 2004 Between: B.Babu Rao, S/o.Ananda Rao, R/o.20th Ward, Macherla, Guntur Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director of Municipal Administration, MCH Compound, Lower Tank Bund Road,Hyderabad. 2 The Macherla Municipality, Macherla, Guntur Dist.,rep.by its Commissioner, D.Dev Singh. 3 The Macherla Municipal Council, Macherla, Guntur Dis., rep.by its Chairperson. .....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 particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not taking preventive action against the encroachment being carried on in an extent of Ac.0-24 cents covered by Sy.No.682 situated in 20th ward of Macherla Municipality by unruly mobs inspite of several representations and legal notice is illegal, irregular, violative of the provisions of A.P.Municipalities Act, 1965 and rules framed thereunder and also offends Arts.14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to remove encroachments of any kind whatsoever from the said property and protect the same as an asset to the municipality/Government and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.SRINIVAS DAMMALAPATI The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Learned Advocate for the petitioner has filed a letter praying for withdrawal of the petition, as the grievance ventilated in the petition has been redressed. Permission for withdrawal of the petition is granted. The petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. _________________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ ______________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 28th January, 2009. GRR