IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 13870 of 1997 Between: 1. Gaziuddin Masood, S/o. Shaik Mahmood aged 47 years, OCC: Business R/o. H.No.11-3-559, Mallepalli, Hyderabad. 2. Smt. Soghra Begum, W/o. Shaik Mahmood aged 65 years, Household. 3. Shafiuddin Ahmed, S/o. Shaik Mahmood aged 41 years, R/o. 11-3-559/1 (presently residing at Jeddah and rep. By Petr.No.1 being SPA) 4. Ghouse Mohiuddin, S/o. Shaik Mahmood, 33 years, R/o. H.No.11-3-559/2, Mallepally, (Presently residing at Jeddah and represented by his wife Smt. Sofiya Fatima who in turn gave SPA to petitioner No.1) ... PETITIONERS AND The General Manager, Telecommunications, Suryalok Complex, Hyderabad. ...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 and more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondent in disconnecting the telephone services to the petitioners viz. 236502, 222438, 220734 and 225706 installed at H.Nos.11-3-559, 11-3-559/1 and 11-3-559/2 respectively at Mallepally, Hyderabad as illegal and arbitrary; and consequently direct the respondent to reconnect the services of the petitioners’ phones. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.OSMAN SHAHEED Counsel for the Respondent: MR. A. RAJASEKHARA REDDY (S.C. for Central Government) The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. The writ petition accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J April 12, 2005 MRR Copy to. – The General Manager, Telecommunications, Suryalok Complex, Hyderabad. Two C.D. Copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WP {}