IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.CH.SURYA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 18298 of 2003 Between: Sullurpet Tax Payers Welfare Association., Sullurpet (Regd.No.341/2003).,rep.by its President V.Santha Rao s/o Rajagopal Setty., aged about 55 years. ..... PETITIONER AND Sullurpet Gram Panchayat, rep.by its Panchayat Secretary, Grama Sachivalayam.,Sullurpet., Nellore District. .....RESPONDENT 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, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent in issuing demand notices for collection of House Tax for the year 2003 by imposing the hike of 5% introduced in G.O.Ms.No.98 Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (Pts.III) dated 14-3-2002 with retrospective effect i.e.,from the year 1997 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Rule 2 of G.O.Ms.No.98 Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (Pts.III) dated 14-3- 2002, and consequently direct the Respondents to implement the G.O.Ms.No.98 dated 14-3-2002 with its letter and spirit by revising house tax by uniform hike of 5% on the existing house tax of the year 2000-2001. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.SUDHAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent.: MR. SRINIVASA RAO DAMMALAPATI FOR SR. The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri. Justice BRSR, J) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition and to avail such other remedies as available to the petitioner in law. Granting leave to the petitioner, the writ petition shall accordingly stand dismissed as withdrawn. Needless to observe that the interim order earlier granted by this Court shall stand vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ B.SUDERSHAN REDDY, J __________________ T.CH.SURYA RAO, J Dated: 25th day of November, 2004. Vs/ks To 1. The Panchayat Secretary, Sullurpet Gram Panchayat, Grama Sachivalayam.,Sullurpet., Nellore District. 2. 2CD copies