IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 28127 of 2008 Between: Meddireddi Sreenivasa Reddy S/o. Raghava Reddy R/o. Putrela Village, Vissannapeta Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Union of India Rep. by its Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Homes, New Delhi. 2 The Union of India Rep. by its Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Law & Legislative Affairs, New Delhi. 3 The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Prl. Secretary General Administration Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 4 The Election Commission of India, Rep. by its Secretary Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110001. 5 The State Election Commission, Rep. by its Secretary Budha Bhavan, Lower Tank Bund, Secunderabad. 6 The Delimitation Commission of India, Rep. by its Secretary Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110 001. 7 The District Election Officer cum District Collector Krishna District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue an appropriate Writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Final Notification No. 282/AP/2007-III, dt.31-05-2007 so far as reserving the Tiruvuru Assembly Constituency in Krishna District for Scheduled Castes is illegal, unjust, arbitrary, irrational, whimsical and violative of the principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles of the Constitution of India and un-constitutional for violating the basic structure of the Constitution of India and issue a consequential direction to the respondents to re-notify the reservation of Constituencies in Krishna District. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. SREENIVASA RAO VELIVELA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 6: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL) Counsel for the Respondent No.3: G.P. FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Counsel for the Respondent No.4: MR. S. NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.5: MRS. JAYASREE SARATHY Counsel for the Respondent No.7: G.P. FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Anil R. Dave) Learned Advocate for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition so as to file a fresh petition with amended prayer. Permission for withdrawal of the petition is granted. The petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. _______________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _______________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 30.7.2009 bnr