IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 21754 of 2008 Between: Oil Palem Developers & Precessors Association, (Regn. 2213/1998), having its Administrative Office, at Flat No. 102-B, Srinilaya Apartments, Mayuri Marg, Begumpet, Hyderabad-16, Rep. by its President K. Ramesh Babu S/o. Ramalingaiah, aged 51 Years, R/o. Plot No. 78, Sangeethnagr, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Agriculture and Cooperation (Horti) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Horticulture, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Public Gardens, Hyderabad. 3 National Research Centre for Oil Palm, Rep. by its Director, Pedavegi, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.SUDHIR KUMAR Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR AGRICULTURE Counsel for Respondent No.3: ---- The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly, in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent- Government in issuing G.O.Ms.No. 222, Agriculture and Cooperation (Horti) Department, dated 1-08- 2008 accepting the formula evolved by the 3rd respondent for fixing the price of Oil Palem Forest Fruit Bunches and the consequential G.O.Rt.No. 1186, Agriculture and Cooperation (Horti) Department, dated 23-09-2008 fixing the price for the Quarter beginning from 1-08-2008 as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Principles of natural justice and offending Article 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and consequentially to direct the respondents to get the report from the Committee constituted by the Government for examining and proposing a scientific formula for fixation of the FFB Prices and to finalize the scientific formula for fixation of the FFB Price.” Sri N.Madhava Rao, learned Counsel for the petitioner, sought for permission for withdrawal of the Writ Petition. The request of the learned Counsel for the petitioner is accepted. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, interim orders dated 30-09-2008 and 29-12-2008 in WPMP.Nos.28384 and 35846 of 2008 are vacated and WPMP.Nos.28384 and 35846 of 2008 are dismissed. WVMP.No.3677 of 2008 and WPMP.No.30307 of 2008 are disposed of as infructuous. _________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 3rd June, 2008 LUR