'T ^ ‘ IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 13915 OF 2023 Between: Pratapa Venkatesh, S/o. PL Prasada Rao, aged about 31 Years, Occ. 44-41-4/5, NANDAGIRI NAGAR, Akkayyapalem, Visakhapatnam (Urban), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh-530016. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The Union of India, rep. by its Secretary (Defense) 101-A, South Block New Delhi-11 2. The Union of India, rep by its Ministry of Defense, Naval Science & Technological Lab, DRDO, Vigyan Nagar, Visakhapatnam -530027. 3. The Director, Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities in not considering the application of the petitioner for grant of compassionate appointment in respect of his father's employment in the post of the Tech 'A' in NSTL, Visakhapatnam, after the demise of his father in harness, despite the petitioner has submitted ail the qualifying himself to be appointed under compassionate grounds as arbitrary, unjust, illegal and unconstitutional being in violation of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Article and 21 of the Constitution of India in flagrant violation of the established requisites 14, 19(1)(g) in this regard and consequently direct the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner. lA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 17.08.2020 seeking compassionate appointment towards his father's employment in the post of Tech 'A' in NSTL, Visakhapatnam. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI JADA SRAVAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: SRI G.ARUN SHOWRI(CENTRAL GOVT. COUNSEL) The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010271032023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 13915/2023 Between: Pratapa Venkatesh ...PETITIONER AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The Union of India and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.JADASRAVAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.G.ARUN SHOWRI(CENTRAL GOVT. COUSEL) The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. 2 As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending consideration, if any, in this case shall stand closed. Sd/- K. KASI RAO ACHARI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR / //TRUE COPY// JtrOfTOFFICER SEC To, 1. One CC to Sri Jada Sravan Kumar, Advocate [OPUC] 2. One CC to Sri G. Arun Showri, Central Govt. Counsel[OPUC] 3. Three CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT DATED:20/06/2025 ORDER WP.No.13915of 2023 5( 2tJUL 2025 )g ^^vQurrentSectiopxV^ DISMISSING THE W.P. AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS