What does disposed of as not pressed mean in a petition

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The case status "disposed of as not pressed" means that the petitioner or the plaintiff has chosen not to pursue the case further, and the court has therefore disposed of the case without passing any judgment on the merits of the case.

When a case is disposed of as not pressed, it indicates that the petitioner or the plaintiff has withdrawn their case or has abandoned their claim. This may be due to various reasons, such as a settlement outside of court, a lack of evidence or a change in circumstances that makes the case weak or not worth pursuing, or the petitioner or the plaintiff may have simply lost interest in the case.

It is important to note that a case disposed of as not pressed does not establish any precedent or legal decision regarding the issues raised in the case. Therefore, the parties to the case may still have the option to file a fresh case on the same or related issues if they choose to do so, subject to the applicable laws and procedures.

LawRato LawRato

616 votes

Dear
Disposed of as not pressed means your Counsel had admitted some part or the whole as the case may be according to the terms of the judgment that the relief sought in prayer is not pressed before Court and the Court disposed off the case as not pressed or the relief sought is not pressed and the case is disposed off.
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LawRato LawRato

793 votes

Dispose off means differently in different cases. Disposed off as not pressed means case decided as complainent took back his case, deciding to withdraw.
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Advocate Anurag Bhati LawRato

368 votes

The case status "disposed of as not pressed" indicates that the petitioner or plaintiff has opted not to proceed further with the case. Consequently, the court has disposed of the case without giving a judgment. The not press meaning in law refers to the charges that were pressed by the plaintiff. However when they decide to withdraw the case or to not pursue it anymore the case can be disposed of as not pressed. 

It’s also important to understand that dismissed as not pressed doesn’t establish a legal decision on the case by the court. It only means that the case was disposed and the parties involved still retain the option to file a fresh case on the same or related issues. There could be various reasons for the case to be dismissed the first time starting from the lack of evidence to change of circumstances, settlement out of court or the plaintiff losing interest in pursuing the case.

Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty LawRato