APHC010581842024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA WRIT Between: 1. JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH(JAAP), (REG.NO. B-2247)REP. BY ITS STATE GENERAL SECRETARY, R.V.SURYA NARAYANA REDDY, S/O LATE R.C. VERA REDDY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS. OFFICE AT JAAP MEDIA CENTER, 24 7, 1ST FLOOR, OPP. INBOX THEATER, GANDHI NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA. KRISHNA DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GAD (INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT), SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS,SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS,SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 3. THE DIRECTOR, INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT), RTC COMPLEX, VIJAYAWA 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR, PAPAIAH STREET, SEETHARAMPURAM, VIJAYAWADA. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 30388/2024 JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH(JAAP), 2247)REP. BY ITS STATE GENERAL SECRETARY, R.V.SURYA NARAYANA REDDY, S/O LATE R.C. VERA REDDY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS. OFFICE AT JAAP MEDIA CENTER, 24 FLOOR, OPP. INBOX THEATER, GANDHI NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA. KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GAD (INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT), SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS,SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS,SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. THE DIRECTOR, INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT), RTC COMPLEX, VIJAYAWADA. THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR, PAPAIAH STREET, SEETHARAMPURAM, VIJAYAWADA. ...RESPONDENT(S): IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3328] THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH(JAAP), 2247)REP. BY ITS STATE GENERAL SECRETARY, R.V.SURYA NARAYANA REDDY, S/O LATE R.C. VERA REDDY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS. OFFICE AT JAAP MEDIA CENTER, 24-3- FLOOR, OPP. INBOX THEATER, GANDHI NAGAR, ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GAD (INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT), SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS,SECRETARIAT, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT THE DIRECTOR, INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR, PAPAIAH STREET, ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents No. 3 and 4 in not initiating effective steps in finalizing the constituting of Media Accreditation Committees at State as well as at District level in pursuance of Letter No.0052222/MR/2024 dated 22.10.2024 as illegal, arbitrary and also against Principals of Natural Justice and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 pleased to implead the petitioners herein as respondents 5 and 6 in WP.No.30388 of 2024 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. O UDAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR LABOUR 2. GP FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 3. GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Sri O.Uday Kumar, learned Counsel for the Petitioner has submitted a Court Slip on 10.09.2025 for posting of the matter for withdrawal. On instructions, he seeks withdrawal of the present Writ Petition. 2. Request granted. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No Order as to costs. 4. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this Order. _________________________________ GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J Dt: 11.09.2025 MVA