IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 23929 of 2004 Between: National Highways Authority of India (Govt. of India) rep., by its General Manager-cum-Project Director, Hanumanthavaka, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Srikakulam District, Srikakulam 2 M/s.You One-Maharia (JV), A-10, Panchavati, Azadpur, Delhi-110 025. 3 M/s. Srei International Finance Ltd., rep. by its Authorised Signatory Sri A.E. Shyam Sunder, office at "Viswakarma" 86C, Topsia Road(South) Kolkata- 700 046 (R3 is impleaded as per court order dt. 25-3-2005 in WPMP 7547 of 2005) 4 Pushkar Juneja S/o. late Krishna Kumar Juneja, 4-5-29/79, 4th lane, Vidyanagar, Guntur 5 Satish Kumar Ahuja S/o. Bishanlal Ahuja Flat No. 501, Classic Towers, First lane, Rajendranagar, Guntur (RR 4&5 are impleaded as per court order dt.28-3-2005 in WPMP 3873 of 2005) .....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 direction or order more specifically a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not protecting the property of National Highways Authority of India which was handedover by the petitioner and was under his protection, is illegal, arbitrary and violation of right guaranteed under Article 19(g) of the Constitution of India. Consequently direct the 1st respondent not to issue/return the property placed under its custody by letter 16-12-2004 by the petitioner to the third parties except in accordance with the procedure established under law. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.S.VARMA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent No.2. Counsel for the Respondent No.3. SRI DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE Counsel for the Respondent Nos.4 and 5: SRI C.RAGHU The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.23929 OF 2004 ORDER: Though interlocutory matters are listed, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri S.S.Varma, seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. Permission accorded. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 22.6.2005 bnr To 1. The Superintendent of Police, Srikakulam District Srikakulam 2. 2 CCs to G.P. for Home, High Court Bldgs., Hyderabad (OUT) 3. 2 CD copies.