IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 21235 of 1998 Between: S. Chennaiah, S/o. Singaraiah, Lineman, PWD Workshop, Division Seethanagaram, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintending Engineer, PWD Workshop, Seethanagaram, Guntur District, Guntur. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, I & CAD Services (V) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a Writ, Order or direction more in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of the first respondent in directing the petitioner to retire from service on attaining the age of Superannuation w.e.f 31-7-1998 in guise of the provisions of the Amended Act 19/97 to A.P. Public Employment (Regulation of age of Superannuation) Amendment to the age of Superannuation Act, is highly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution, and consequentially to quash the sub-Section (4) of sub-section (3) of Section-3 of the Age of Superannuation Act, 19/97 and direct the respondents to continue the petitioner upto the age of 60 years and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.V.RAMANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS The Court made the following ORDER: ORDER: The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner filed a letter dated 27.12.2004 before the Registry seeking permission of this court to withdraw the Writ Petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ________________ B.Prakash Rao, J Date: 28.12.2004 Ka To 1 The Superintending Engineer, PWD Workshop, Seethanagaram, Guntur District, Guntur. 2 The Principal Secretary, I & CAD Services (V) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs to G.P. for Roads and Buildings, High Court of A.P. Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4 Two CD Copies