IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.18211 of 2008 Between: Meda Srinivasa Rao … Petitioner And The Government of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Ms. A. Triveni Reddy for Sri A. Surya Rao Counsel for respondents 1-4&9: AGP for Home Counsel for respondent No.10: Sri T. Niranjan Reddy This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 18211 of 2008 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or orders, directions particularly a writ in the nature of writ of Mandamus against the 8th respondent, Minister for Prohibition and Excise and 5th, 6th and 9th respondents as police officials in the East Godavari District by declaring their action as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and further direct the State to take action against the culprits and prosecute them in accordance with law and consequently protect my life, limb and property in their hands, in the interest of justice.” After arguing the case for sometime, Ms. A. Triveni Reddy representing Sri A. Surya Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks withdrawal of the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to approach respondent No.4 for providing police protection and also to file private complaints in matters where his complaints given to the police are not registered as criminal cases. The request of the learned counsel is accepted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty in terms of the prayer made. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition as withdrawn, WPMP.No.23702 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 07.07.2009 ES