IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 314 of 2008 Between: 1 Viswa Bharathi Super Speciality Hospital, Gayathri Estate, Kurnool, rep. by its Managing Partner Dr. D. Kantha Reddy, S/o. D. Sivasanker Reddy 2 Lifeline Transfusion Centrre and Blood Bank, 46/101, 1st Floor, Budhawarapet, Opp. Medical College, Kurnool, rep. by its Proprietor Dr. D. Kantha Reddy, S/o. D. Sivasanker Reddy, aged 52 years. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Director, Drugs Control Administration, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The State Blood Transfusion Council, O/o. State Aids Control Society, Koti, Hyderabad, rep. by its President, Principal Secretary to Government, Health, Medical and Family Welfare. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the respondents in not granting permission to the 1st petitioner herein to run the Blood Bank at 46/101, 1st Floor,Budhawarapet, Opposite Medical College, Kurnool, which was hitherto run in the name of the 2nd petitioner herein in spite of an application being made to the 1st respondent on 29-12-2007, as well as the 2nd respondent on 24- 12-2007, as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India and issue a consequential direction to the respondents to forthwith grant permission to the 1st petitioner to run the Blood Bank at 46/101, 1st Floor, Budhawarapet, Opposite Medical College, Kurnool and pass such other order or orders as re deemed ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.SRINIVAS REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 314 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition. 2. Permission as sought for is accorded. 3. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. _____________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 16th September, 2008. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 314 OF 2008 16th September, 2008.