IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 15151 of 2005 Between: Challa Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Kondaiah, Hindu, r/o. Oguru Village, Kandukur Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chief Engineer, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Guntur, Guntur 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 will be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in trying to collect seigniorage fee at enhanced rate though the same was not contemplated in the agreement from the bills of the petitioner in respect of agreement 5/2004-2005 dt. 17-5-2004 entered with the 2nd respondent as illegal arbitrary without authority of law and consequently direct the 2nd respondent not to recover the seigniorage fee on ordinary earth from the bills of petitioner at the enhanced rates and pay bills by collecting seigniorage fee as per the rates in the agreement and pass such other order or orders as deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.BRAHMA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORAL ORDER: Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ------------------------ kvsn 14-07-2005 To 1 The Chief Engineer, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Guntur, Guntur District. 3 Two CCs to GP for PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT. High Court buildings, Hyderabad. 4 Two CD copies.