IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.25427 of 2008 Between: Yakkanti Nagendram W/o. Jayarami Reddy R/o. Marripalem @ Regumanupalli Village, Konakana Mitla Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Prakasam District, Ongole. 2 Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukur, Prakasam District. 3 Gayam Nagarjuna Reddy S/o. Velugonda Reddy Marripalem @ Regumanipalli Village, Konakanamitla Mandal, Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or an appropriate writ or order declaring the proceedings in Rc.F.156/2008 dt.2-9-2008 passed by the 2nd Respondent by selecting the 3rd Respondent as Fair Price Shop Dealer of Marripalem @ Regumanipalli Village, Konakanamitla Mandal, Prakasam District, ignoring the merit as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and against to the principles of natural justice and contrary to provisions of Essential Commodities Act. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KOTI REDDY IDAMAKANTI Counsel for the Respondents 1 & 2: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.25427 OF 2008 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition so as to enable the petitioner to file a statutory appeal before the 1st respondent- Joint Collector, Prakasam District, Ongole. Permission is accorded. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn, leaving liberty to the petitioner to file a statutory appeal before the 1st respondent- Joint Collector, Prakasam District, Ongole, and workout his remedies. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 20th November, 2008. IBL