Pakistan Case Law
1985 SCMR 572 (1)

ABDUL HAYEE vs SARDAR MUHAMMAD And Other

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Citation1985 SCMR 572 (1)
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Civil Petition No. 189-R of 1984 Writ Petition No. 597/R of 1980
Date1984-10-20
Judge(s)Mian Burhanuddin Khan, M. S. H. Qureshi, Shafi-ur-Rehman
ResultPetition dismissed
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This matter comes before the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a petition for leave to appeal. The core legal question involves the challenge raised against a lower forum's decision as presented by the petitioner. Upon hearing the arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the court recorded the counsel's statement that he would not press the petition. Consequently, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition as not pressed. The key principle governing such matters is that when a party elects not to press a legal challenge or petition through its counsel, the court disposes of the proceedings accordingly without entering into the merits of the case.

Questions settled in this judgment
  • What is the effect when a petitioner's counsel states that a petition is not being pressed?
petition not pressedwithdrawal of petitionsupreme court practice

ORDER

1. SHAFIUR RAHMAN, J.--At the end of his arguments, Mr. Bashir Ahmad Ansari, learned counsel for the petitioner, stated that he would not press the petition, which is accordingly dismissed as not pressed.

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