ANAS MUHAMMAD and anothers Versus V.C.N.E.D UNIVERSITY, KARACHI

This matter came before the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a petition involving Anas Muhammad and others against the Vice Chancellor of N.E.D. University, Karachi. The core legal question concerned the resolution of the dispute between the parties. During the proceedings, the learned counsel for the petitioners informed the Court that the matter had been amicably settled and patched up between the parties out of Court. Consequently, the counsel did not press the cases. In light of this out-of-court settlement, the Supreme Court disposed of both cases accordingly without rendering a decision on the merits. The key principle laid down is that where parties reach an amicable out-of-court settlement, the court may dispose of the pending cases as not pressed.