IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 7701 of 2001 Between: V.Venkatesu, S/o. V.Gurappa, O/o. Research Officer, A.P.E.R.L.Unit, T.G.P.Colony, Mamillapally Cuddapah. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Research Officer, Regional Soil Testing Laboratory, A.P.E.R.L.Unit, T.G.P.Colony, Mamillapally, Cuddapah. 2 The Director, Andhra Pradesh Engineering Research Labouratory, Government of Andhra Prdesh, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. 3 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Irrigation & CAD Department, Secretariate, 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 Award of the Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Anantapur in I.D.No.242/95, dt. 24.8.1999 in so far as denial of backwages even after holding the termination orders of the petitioner as void is as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and consequently hold that the petitioner is entitled for backwages during the interrugnum period from the date of termination of the services of the petitioner from 1.9.1995 to the date of reinstatement with all attendent benefits and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.ASWARTHA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No. 7701 of 2001 Order: Learned counsel for the petitioner addressed a letter dated 11.02.2009 to the Registry to get the writ petition listed under the caption “for withdrawal”. In view of the letter dated 11.02.2009, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. Date: 12.02.2009 Nsr