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 EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.1629 of 2008 Between: M/s. ECI Engineering & Constructions Co. Ltd., & M/s.Bholasingh Jai Prakash Construction Ltd Represented by Mr.Vijay Kaza, 1-10-44/2/1, Chikoti Gardens, Begumpet, Hyderabad. … Petitioner. AND State of Andhra Pradesh, reptd., by Principal Secretary to Government, Irrigation & CAD Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad and four others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri P.Vinayaka Swamy Counsel for the respondents: A.G.P. for Irrigation. This Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declaring G.O.Ms.No.98 ( I & CAD) Dept., dt.5-7-2000 as illegal, arbitrary and imposing condition of recovery of NACF in the agreement entered into by the petitioner for executing the work relating to ‘investigation, design and construction of Owk Reservoir Complex (2nd stage) works from KM 116.481 to 119.717 to KM SRBC comprising of raising Earth Dams of Paleru, Gollaleru and Thimmaraju upto +231.00 for a gross capacity of 4.31 TMC with structures and road near Owk village, Owk Mandal in Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh – Package No.89 on EPC Turn Key Contract’ under agreement No.1/SE/2005-06, dt. 25-6-2005 is contrary to law and set aside the same…” At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. The request of the learned counsel is accepted and the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.2015 and 2016 of 2008 are dismissed as infructuous. -------------------------------------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Dt.18-3-2008 MNR