ZARIF KHAN vs The STATE

This matter came before the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a petition for leave to appeal. The core legal question concerned whether the petitioner could be granted the relief sought through the judicial process. During the proceedings, the learned counsel for the petitioner elected not to press the petition, indicating an intention to seek alternative relief by approaching the Provincial Government directly. Consequently, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition as not pressed. The judgment establishes the principle that where a petitioner voluntarily abandons their claim in favor of pursuing administrative or executive remedies, the court will dismiss the petition accordingly without adjudicating the merits of the underlying legal dispute.