IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 19344 of 2003 Between: D.V.S. Sharma Raman, S/o. Sri D.V. Raman, Marketing Manager Hindustan Florou Carbon, R/o.D-9/12 DAE Colony, ECIL Post, Hyderabad 56. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of India, Ministry of Chemicals Fertilisers, Petrol Chemicals, Represented By its Deputy Secretary. 2 Hindustan Fluro Carbons Limited, a Subsidiary of Hindustan Organics Limited, Government of India Undertaking, 1502, Babu Khan Estate, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad Rep. By its Manager, (P & A), K. Vaidyanath. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ or order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the order No.51/9/2003-CH.III dated 07.08.2003 issued by the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India i.e. the 1st respondent herein imposing a major penalty of reduction in rank on the petitioner herein and demoting him to the post of Deputy Manager Marketing, in stead of Manager Marketing HFL, with immediate effect, and the consequential order No.HF/PERS/2003 dated 02.09.2003 in Part II Order No.50/2003 issued by the 2nd respondent passed by the first respondent herein as illegal, arbitrary and without having power, jurisdiction and authority and against the settled principles of law and to consequently restore the petitioner back to his original status as Manager (Marketing) and to grant all other attendant benefits, such other relief or reliefs which this Honourable Court deems fit and proper Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.ASHOK ANAND KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR. A. RAJASEKAR REDDY (SC FOR CG) Counsel for the Respondent No.2: MR. G. ANANDAM The Court made the following order: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J November 5, 2004 Dsk To 1 The Deputy Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Chemicals Fertilisers, Petrol Chemicals, New Delhi. 2 Two CD Copies.