Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : Date of uploading : APHC010660412012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3562] THURSDAY, THE 2nd DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA WRIT PETITION NO: 21746/2012 Between: 1. C.K.BALANARASIMHAREDDY,GUNTUR, S/O. C.K.OBUL REDDY, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, EXCISE CONSTABLE, PRESENT WORKING PROHIBITION & EXCISE STATION, GUNTUR II TOWN RS., GUNTUR. ...PETITIONER AND 1. GOVT OF AP PRL SCY REV HYD 3, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE (EXCISE-I) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, A.P., HYDERABAD. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF PROHIBITION EXCISE, GOVERNMENT OF A.P., NAMPALLY, HYDERABAD. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF PROHIBITION EXCISE, GUNTUR DISTRICT, GUNTUR. 4. THE PROHIBITION EXCISE SUPERINTENDENT NODAL, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...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 toto issue any writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Certiorari: (a) Call for the records relating to and connected with the impugned proceedings issued in Cr.No.17657/2004/CPE/A1 dated 27.08.2010 issued by the 2nci respondent and quash the same as bad, illegal, arbitrary violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and provisions of the Presidential Order. (b) Declare that the petitioner is entitled to be continued as prohibition and excise Constable in Guntur District; (c) Consequently set aside the impugned judgment dated 27-4-2012 in O.A,No.6124/2010 of the Hon'ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal with all consequential benefits IA NO: 1 OF 2012(WPMP 27454 OF 2012 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 dispense with filing of the certified copy of the Judgment in O.A.No.6124/2010, dated 27-4-2012 before the A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad IA NO: 2 OF 2012(WPMP 27867 OF 2012 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 suspend the operation of the impugned proceedings issued in Cr.No.17657/2004/CPE/A1 dated 27.08.2010 issued by the 2nd respondent and direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as prohibition and Excise Constable in Guntur IA NO: 3 OF 2012(WPMP 48084 OF 2012 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 the above writ petition i.e. W.P.No.21746 of 2012 may be posted for being mentioned before the concerned bench for consideration of the deleting the same from the batch of writ petitions pertaining to 610 G.0 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 1854 OF 2013 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 2nd respondent to recall the reliving order dated 7-12-2012 and to continue the petitioner as Excise Constable in II Town Prohibition & Excise Station, Guntur, pending writ pettion No. 21746/ 2012. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAJA REDDY KONETI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PROHIBITION & EXCISE The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA WRIT PETITION NO: 21746/2012 ORDER:- (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari) Sri Dharani Kumar B., learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted a letter dated 30.06.2026 to the Registrar (Judicial), Andhra Pradesh High Court, on record submitting as follows: “It is to submit that the petitioner in the above writ petition informed me that the petitioner intends to withdraw the subject Writ Petition preferred by him, as he is getting aged and does not want to continue the litigation and wanted to live peacefully. He even addressed a letter dated 28.06.2026, to that effect which is enclosed to this letter. As such, the office may kindly be posted the above writ petition i.e., W.P.No.21746 of 2012 for withdrawal tomorrow’s list.” 2. Sri B.Madhukar, learned counsel representing Sri Dharani Kumar B., learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition be dismissed as withdrawn. 3. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall also stand closed. ___________________ RAVI NATH TILHARI,J ______________________ SUBHENDU SAMANTA,J Dated:02.07.2026 AG Whether the order is : Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No 300 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA WRIT PETITION NO: 21746/2012 Dated:02.07.2026 AG