IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 7155 of 2003 Between: B. Rambabu, S/o late Sri B.Sriram Murthy, E.No.47628, R/o H.No.17-1-361/V/66, Saraswathinagar, Saidabad, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Central Bank of India, Central Office, Mumbai, Represented by its Managing Director. 2. The Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal Office, Hyderabad. 3. The Regional Manager, Central Bank of India, Bank Street, 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 an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the action of the respondents in not treating the petitioner as a pension optee in terms of the records available with the Branch Manager and the Regional Office as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to direct respondents 1 and 2 to make necessary entries duly treating that the petitioner is a pension optee in terms of the Central Bank of India Employees (Pension) Regulations 1993 with all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondents: MR. A.KRISHNAM RAJU SC FOR CBI The Court made the following order: Learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to challenge the order dated 23-8-2004 of the respondents. Permission is accorded. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn granting liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order dated 23-8-2004 passed by the respondents. No costs. 26-8-2004 lvl 1. The Central Bank of India, Central Office, Mumbai, Represented by its Managing Director. 2. The Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal Office, Hyderabad. 3. The Regional Manager, Central Bank of India, Bank Street, Hyderabad. 4. Two CD copies.