HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE G.BHAVANI PRASAD WRIT PETITION No.16998 of 2005 Between: D. Siva Prasad …Petitioner. AND Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Roads & Buildings and Transport Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. …Respondents. :: ORDER :: Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri M.Satyanarayana Goud, Advocate representing Sri K.Ramakanth Reddy. Counsel for Respondent No. 1 : Advocate General assisted by Govt. Pleader for Transport. Counsel for Respondent No.2 : Sri V.T.M.Prasad, Standing Counsel for APSRTC. Counsel for Respondent No.3 : None. 20th FEBRUARY 2006 Per G.S.Singhvi, C.J. This is a petition for declaring the strike organised by joint action committee of trade unions, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Musheerabad on 1-7- 2005 as illegal and to direct the official respondents to invoke the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1971. Learned counsel for the petitioner says that he has been instructed to withdraw the writ petition. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. G.S. SINGHVI, C.J. 20th February, 2006. G.BHAVANI PRASAD, J. ARS