IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 26898 of 2008 Between: 1 L.Eshwar Rao S/o.Thata R/. Pendingi Village, Kothavalasa Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 2 T.Venkateswara Reddy S/o.Anni Reddy R/o.H.No.23-119, Kakateeyanagar, Kothapet, Ranga Reddy District. 3 B.V.T. Sai Ram S/o.Prabhakar R/o.H.No.14-22-2, Prashanthnagar, Gowrishankar Street, Nidanam Doddi, Anakapally, Visakhapatnam District. 4 A.V. Jagannadha Rao S/o.late Viswanadham B.C. Colony, Munagapaka Village & Post, Visakhapatnam District. 5 P.V.V.S.Sai Baba S/o.Rama Rao R/o.D.No.1-108, Ramapuram Colony, College Road, Anakapally, Visakhapatnam District. 6 N. Srinivasa Rao S/o. Malleshwar Rao R/o. H.No.1-5-20, 1st Street, Gandhi Nagar, Anakapally, Visakhapatnam District. 7 Pudi Nagamani R/o. Balajiraopeta, Old Bellam Market, Anakapally, Visakhapatnam District. 8 A. Raju Naidu S/o. Appala Naidu R/o. Gavarla, Thotada Post, Mungapaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 9 M. Venkateswarlu S/o. Latchaiah R/o. Balapala, Kuravi Village, Dornakal Mandal, Warangal District. 10 Munagala Ramulu S/o. Latchaiah R/o.H.No.7-2-80, Dwarakanagar, Khanapuram Haveli, Khammam, Khammam District. 11 M. Sangaiah S/o. Venkaiah R/o.H.No.3-4-375/1, Gandhinagar, Khammam Town, Khammam District. 12 Bhashapongu Venkaiah S/o. Saraiah R/o. Maripeda Village & Mandal, Warangal District. 13 Vegi Satyanarayana R/o. D.No.35-6-5/1, R.P. Peta, Kancherlapalem Post, Visakhapatnam District. 14 M. Prasad S/o. Kannaiah R/o. Balapala, Kuravi Village, Warangal District. 15 M. Appala Swamy Naidu S/o. Paradshi Naidu R/o. D.No.5-1-7, Lakshmidevipeta, Anakapally, Visakhapatnam District. 16 Narapati Venkateswarlu S/o. Sydulu R/o. Balapala, Kuravi Village, Dornakal Mandal, Warangal District. 17 Veeradasu Buchaiah S/o. Lalaiah R/o. Dammaigudem Village, Thirumalaipalem Mandal, Khammam District. 18 Patla Venkataiah S/o. Ramaiah R/o. Giripuram Village, Maripeda Mandal, Warangal District. 19 Butti Venkaiah S/o. Narsaiah R/o. Kamepalli Village and Mandal, Khammam District. 20 K.S.J.R.S. Naidu S/o. K. Jagga Appa Rao R/o.5-12-20, Konathala Chinnayyagari Veedhi, Gavarapalem, Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam District. 21 Y.V.E. Modi Naidu S/o. Sanyasi Kasba Jagannadhapuram, Madugula Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 22 B. Krishna Ravi S/o. Goverdhan R/o. BKK Bhavani, 17-5-101, K.P. Street, Gavarapalem, Anakapally, Visakhapatnam District. 23 T. Venkatappaiah S/o. Venkaiah R/o. Manneguda Post & Village, Dornakal Mandal, Warangal District. 24 B. Bhixam S/o. Lachaiah R/o. S.C. Colony, Maripeda Post, Warangal District. 25 B. Thirupathaiah S/o. Veeraiah R/o. S.C. Colony, Arempula Village, Barigudem, Khammam Rural Mandal, Khammam District. 26 Y. Srihari S/o. Ramaiah R/o. Yedulapuram Post, Khammam Rural Mandal, Khammam District. 27 N. Ramchander S/o. Venkaiah R/o. Yedulapuram Post, Khammam Rural Mandal, Khammam District. 28 K. Jagannadha Rao S/o. Moli Naidu R/o. H.No.4-9-42-12, Akkayyapalem, Visakhapatnam. 29 P.A.K. Satyanarayana S/o. P. Samudram R/o. H.No.45-43A-24/B, Srinivas Nagar, Akkayyapalem, Visakhapatnam District. 30 Chilumula Samuel S/o. Yesudas R/o. H.No.1-300/63, Ramannapeta, New Colony, Khammam Rural Mandal, Khammam District. 31 Thadikamalla Raghavulu S/o. Veeraiah R/o. Ramannapet Village, Khammam Rural Mandal, Khammam District. 32 Molleti Appa Joga Rao S/o. Durga Naidu R/o. K.J. Puram Village, Madugula Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 33 P. Nageswara Rao S/o. Yesu R/o. Gumpallagudem Village, Karepalli Mandal, Khammam District. 34 B. Adi Babu R/o. Timarajupeta Village, Munga Pakala Post, Visakhapatnam District. 35 K. Samba Murthy S/o. Somulu R/o. Yellapuvari Street, Kirlampudi, East Godavari District. 36 Gummeta Venkat Reddy S/o. Shambi Reddy R/o.1-7-45, Mayuri Classic, Chaitanyapuri, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of India, rep. by its Director (FCRA), FCRA Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, 9th Floor, Lok nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi. 2 The Government of India, rep. by its Secretary, Income Tax Department, New Delhi. 3 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Chief Secretary, Secretariat buildings, Hyderabad. 4 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat buildings, Hyderabad. 5 The Registrar of Societies, O/o. The Commisioner of Industries, Government of India, NCT, New Delhi, Udyoga Sadan, Plot No.419 FIE, Pattapargany, Industrial Area, Delhi-110 090. 6 The Registrar of Mutually Aided Cooperative Societies, O/o. The District cooperative Officer, Hyderabad Urban, 6th Floor, Gruhakalpa Nampally, Hyderabad. 7 The Commissioner of Labour, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Anjaiah Bhavan, RTC X Roads, Hyderabad. 8 The Commissioner, Employees State Provident Fund, Bhavishyanidhi Bhavan, Barkathpura X Roads, Hyderabad. 9 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By the Commissioner of Endowments & Chairtable Institutions, Boggulakunta, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad. 10 The Director General of Police & Inspector General of Police Andhra Pradesh, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 11 AWARE, National Administrative Office, rep. by its Chairman P.K.S. Madhavan 5-9-24/78, Lake Hill Road, Adarshnagar, Hyderabad. 12 AWARE, Mutually Aided Cooperative Society Ltd., rep. by its Chairman P.K.S. Madhavan 5-9-24/78, Lake Hill Road, Adarshnagar, Hyderabad. 13 P.K.S. Madhavan AWARE, National Administrative Office, 5-9-24/78, Lake Hill Road, Adarshnagar, Hyderabad. 14 B. Babu Rao AWARE R/o. Plot No.7, Mamathanagar, Nagole, Uppal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 15 M. Murali Krishna AWARE, 5-9-24/78, Lake Hill Road, Adarshnagar, Hyderabad. 16 D.V. Kotagiri Rao AWARE, 5-9-24/78, Lake Hill Road, Adarshnagar, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents 1 to 10 in initiating appropriate proceedings against the respondents 11 to 16, more particularly against the 13th respondent, being the Chairman of the AWARE Group and its sister concerns, as illegal, arbitrary and vioaltive of the Constitutional guarantees given under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India; and consequently, direct the respondent to constitute an appropriate mechanism enabling it to disburse the legitimate amounts due to the petitioners by the AWARE Group, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.UGRANARASIMHA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Learned Advocate for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the petition. Permission granted. The petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. _____________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 11th December, 2008. GRR