Order

1. Hearing concluded. Judgment reserved. Written submissions may be filed by the parties within two weeks.

2. The learned Senior Counsel, Mr. Jaydeep Gupta, appearing for the State of Rajasthan, which was earlier represented by the learned Attorney General, had already advanced and concluded his arguments. However, the petitioner State has now filed an application for withdrawal of the special leave petitions filed by the State of Rajasthan and in view of the averments made therein, has sought permission to withdraw these petitions.

3. We see no reason to decline this request, as it is essentially the prerogative of the party to press or withdraw his petition(s) and, therefore, this Court would not come in the way of permitting the State of Rajasthan to withdraw these petitions. The special leave petitions, therefore, are dismissed as withdrawn in view of the request made.

4. However, in spite of withdrawal of the special leave petitions, if the petitioner State is taking a diametrically opposite stand which it had taken before the High Court as also before this Court when the arguments were concluded, we surely have reservations in permitting the learned Senior Counsel to take a