THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.NO.2966 OF 2006 BETWEEN: K.Padmavathi wife of K.Gangi Naidu and ten others. …petitioners vs. Government of Andhra Pradersh, Revenue Department, represented by Principal Secretary to Government and three others. …Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.NO.2966 OF 2006 O R D E R: The petitioners claim to be in possession of the lands belonging to Sri Swami Hathiramjee Mutt, Tirupati for many decades. By a communication dated.31-05-1999 the 2nd respondent-Commissioner of Endowments addressed the State Government-1st respondent to accord permission to the custodian of Sri Swami Hathiramjee Mutt for sale of lands in an extent of Ac.18.90 cents and Ac.7.72 cents in Sy.Nos.364 and 368/1 respectively in favour of persons in occupation of the lands otherwise than by a public auction @ Rs.2,60,000/- per acre. The writ petition is filed aggrieved that the 1st respondent has not considered this recommendation of the 2nd respondent. It is represented by Sri O.Manoher Reddy, the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners do not wish to pursue the writ petition and writ petition may accordingly be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to pursue appropriate remedies in case the 1st respondent rejects the recommendation of the 2nd respondent by any formal order. In view of the circumstances stated, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to seek appropriate remedies in the event the Government passes any order formally rejecting the proposal of the 2nd respondent for alienation of the lands of Sri Swami Hathiramjee Mutt, Tirupati in favour of the persons in occupation. No order as to costs. _________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J 5TH JUNE 2006 *TSNR/PVSN