ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday deferred the hearing of a petition challenging the legitimacy of Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri’s appointment, which alleges that he holds a fake law degree.
The case, originally scheduled for hearing before a two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan, was not taken up for hearing. The bench adjourned the matter without any substantive discussion.
This case follows an earlier order by the same IHC bench, which had barred Justice Jahangiri from performing judicial duties due to allegations of a forged degree.
However, the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court had set aside the IHC’s September 16 order, instructing the IHC to first address objections raised by the IHC Registrar before proceeding with the petition.
The petition was filed by Mian Dawood, a lawyer from Lahore, under Article 199 of the Constitution, seeking a writ of quo warranto to challenge Justice Jahangiri’s appointment.
The writ, referencing the 1998 Supreme Court ruling in the Justice Sajjad Ali Shah case, contends that Justice Jahangiri’s appointment is unconstitutional due to alleged invalidity of his law degree.
The petitioner has also called for an investigation into the authenticity of the degree, claiming that evidence has been provided that proves it to be forged.
According to Dawood’s petition, the law degree on which Justice Jahangiri relied to qualify for his judicial position is fraudulent, with supporting documents suggesting a clear case of forgery.
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