IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7402 of 2006 Between: K. Ramesh Kumar, S/o. K. Pentaiah, Deccan Grameena Bank, Rashpally Branch, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deccan Grameena Bank, rep. by its Chairman, Premises of the Old Golkonda, Grameena Bank, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. 2 Sri Saraswathi Grameena Bank , rep. ( Presently as "Decan Grameena Bank"), rep. by its General Manager ( Operation), Zonal Office, Area-I, Adilabad, Adilabad District. 3 The Promotion Selection Committee, Headed by the Chairman, Sri Saraswathi- Grameena Bank, ( Presently Deccan Grameena Bank), Zonal Office, Area-I, Adilabad, Adilabad District-504 002. 4 Sri G. Surender Reddy, Deccan Grameena Bank, Laxmanchanda Branch, Laxmanchanda Mandal, Nirmal, Adilabad District. 5 Sri P. Gangaram, Deccan Grameena Bank Wanalpad Branch, Bhainsa Mandal, Adilabad District. 6 Sri S. Ramesh, Hajipur Branch, Hajipur Mandal, Adilabad District. 7 B. Ganapathi, Decan Grameena Bank, Adilabad Main Branch, Adilabad District. 8 Sri D. Sudhakar, Deccan Grameena Bank, Adilabad Main Branch, Adilabad District. 9 Sri K. Chandraiah, Deecan Grameena Bank, Chennur Branch, Chennur Mandal, Adilabad District. 10 Sri T. Manohar, Deccan Grameena Bank Indaram Branch, Indaram Mandal, Adilabad District. 11 Sri G. Somanna, Deccan Grameena Bank, Siripur(U), Siripur(U), Mandal, Adilabad District. 12 Sri T. Vijay Kumar, Deccan Grameena Bank, Municipal complex Branch, Adilabad Mandal, Adilabad District. 13 Sri T. Murali Manohar Rao, Neredigonda Branch, Neredigonda Mandal, Adilabad District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 declare the promotion process ofor promotion to MMGS-II from JMGS-I pursuant to the Circular No.Per/62/2005-06, dt. 4.3.2006 and as ended by declaration of selected candidates in circular No.Per/67/2005-06, dt. 23.3.2006 as arbitrary and illegal by issuing a Writ, Order or direction more particuarlly one in the natueof writ of Mandamus and consequently to set aside the same and direct the 1st respondent to reconduct the promotion process by duly announcing the Benchmark before commencement of the promotion process and pas such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.RAMA GOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: Sri S. Udayachala Rao The Court made the following : ORDER: Sri G. Rama Gopal, learned counsel for the petitioner filed letter dated 24-11-2008 in the Registry seeking to withdraw the writ petition stating that the petitioner instructed him to withdraw the writ petition. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. N.V. RAMANA, J 01-12-2008 ks