THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.Nos.23242 of 2009 and 18924 of 2009 COMMON ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) Since similar questions arise for consideration in these writ petitions, the same are taken up together for disposal by way of common order. The petitioner in W.P.No.23242 of 2009 is the applicant before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, Hyderabad, in O.A.No.512 of 2008 and the said O.A. was filed seeking declaration that he is deemed to have been retired voluntarily from service with effect from 01-06-2005 and for payment of all retiremental benefits. The Tribunal vide its order, dated 23-09-2008, allowed the said O.A. Aggrieved by the same, Union of India represented by its Secretary filed W.P.No.18924 of 2009 seeking to quash the said order. This court while admitting the said writ petition on 09-09-2009, granted interim suspension of the operation of the order of the Tribunal in O.A.No.512 of 2008, dated 23-09-2008. The applicant also filed W.P.No.23242 of 2009 seeking permission to withdraw the said O.A. Learned counsel for the Union of India submits that there cannot be any objection for withdrawing the O.A. filed by the applicant himself. Having regard of the facts and circumstances of the case, since the applicant withdraws the claim of voluntary retirement and seeks permission to withdraw the said O.A., permission is accorded to the petitioner in W.P.No.23242 of 2009 and O.A.No.512 of 2008 stands withdrawn and consequently, the order passed by the Tribunal in the said O.A. is set aside. Accordingly, the writ petitions are disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH _____________________________ JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR Dt.30.10.2009 Prv