IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20485 of 2003 Between: Ubba Satyam s/o.late Kanaiah r/o.Lakshmidevipeta village H/o.Yetapaka Bhadrachalam Mandal, Khammam dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt.of A.P. rep.by its Special Secretary,Revenue(J) Dept.,Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The District Collector,Khammam 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer,Bhadrachalam Mandal, Khammam Dist. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. M.V.VENU FOR MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “Hence, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue writ or direction preferably writ of mandamus declaring the Memo No.392/J2/79 dt.17-10-1981 consequential action of the Settlement Machinery effecting ryotwari settlement in respect of the lands at Lakshmidevipeta freehold village and also Government lands in the Bhadrachalam Revenue Division is illegal, arbitrary, without authority and violative of principles of natural justice and also contrary to A.P.Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1/1959 as amended by Regulation 1/1970 and consequently direct the respondent No.2 and 3 to issue pattedar pass book and title deeds to the petitioner in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.30-00 in O.S.No.26 of Lakshmidevipeta freehold village Bhadrachalam Mandal, Khammam Dist. without insisting for any patta under Regulation 2/70 as per impugned Memo.” At the hearing, Sri M.V.Venu, learned counsel representing Sri K.Vinaya Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner sought for permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition in terms of letter, dated 22.07.2008 filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner in the Registry. The request of the learned counsel is accepted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition as withdrawn, WPMP.No.25643 of 2003 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 24th JULY, 2008. kvni