IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 2273 of 2008 Between: Y.Pandu Babu S/o.Gajendra Rao 202A Padmahamsa Apartment, S P Road, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, rep; by its Secretary Ministry of Railways, New Delhi. 2 Railway Board, rep. by its Executive Director, Ministry of Railways, New Delhi. 3 The General Manager, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad - 500 071 AP 4 Chief Engineer, Work Branch, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. 5 Chief Administrative Officer, Constructions, South Central Railway, Secunderabad. 6 The Deputy Chief Engineer/Cont-II South Central Railway, Nanded, Maharastra. .....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 particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Condition Nos 1 (i)(ii)(iii)(iv) "Special Conditions & specifications of Contract" forming part of the contract AGreement No.54/CAO/C/SC/2006, dt. 17.5.2006 for the work "Mudkhed - Adilabad Section - Conversion from MG to BG Construction of General Waiting Hall, COP, Sand Humps at Dhanora and Bodhidi Bujurg Stations, Booking Office and Waiting Hall at Halt Station Madnapur Station". And Engineering Standing Order No.30 (No.W.29/P/Vol.VI) dt. 11.6.2003 are unfair, arbitrary, unreasonable, irrational, untenable and contrary to sections 28 of Contract Act and clause 63 and 64 of General Conditions of Contract, and set aside the same and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.RAVI KUMAR TOLETY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MRS.C.V.VINITHA REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: Mr.T.Ravi Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner filed a letter in the registry stating that the matter has been settled out of court and thus the petitioner seeks permission of the court to withdraw the writ petition. Accordingly, permission is granted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.2.4.2009 msv