The Islamabad High Court, while pronouncing the decision in the degree case, declared the appointment of Justice Tariq Jahangiri as a judge null and void and ordered his removal from the post of judge.
A division bench of the Islamabad High Court comprising Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar and Justice Azam Khan pronounced the decision related to the degree case. The court ordered the Law Ministry to de-notify Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri.
The decision stated that Tariq Jahangiri did not have a valid LLB degree at the time of his appointment as a judge, Tariq Jahangiri’s appointment as a judge was illegal, and Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri was not eligible to hold the post of judge.
The court accepted the petition filed by Mian Dawood Advocate against Justice Tariq Jahangiri and rejected the petitions of Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri.
Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri’s request to constitute a full court was rejected, Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri’s request to postpone the case until the Sindh High Court’s decision was also rejected, and Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri’s request to object to the bench was also rejected.
Earlier, Justice Jahangiri’s degree case was heard, Barrister Salahuddin, Akram Sheikh, Raja Aleem Abbasi and others gave arguments, and after hearing the arguments of the lawyers, the judges left for the chambers.
During the hearing, the petitioner Mian Dawood Advocate gave arguments, Barrister Salahuddin gave arguments on two applications, Akram Sheikh gave arguments on one application.
Barrister Salahuddin requested to postpone the case indefinitely and took the position that he was given 30 days to submit a response, this matter is within the jurisdiction of the Sindh High Court, it is not hearable before this court, I am not giving arguments on the merits, I am only giving arguments on my applications.
Barrister Salahuddin said that propaganda has been going on for a year and a half that the degree is fake, the degree is fake, today the Registrar of Karachi University admitted here that he was present in LLB Part One to Three, the Registrar of Karachi University has said that there was an irregularity in the process of his degree.
Barrister Salahuddin said that Karachi University admitted that it issued a degree which was canceled, the Registrar of Karachi University admitted that this is not a case of a fake degree but of cancellation due to irregularity.
He argued that it is yet to be decided whether Karachi University is telling the truth after 40 years or not, the Registrar of Karachi University did not object to the injunction before the Sindh High Court.
Barrister Salahuddin said that Karachi University submitted a response to the Islamabad High Court but hid that the Sindh High Court had suspended the declaration. The Registrar of Karachi University has filed a contempt of court petition in the Sindh High Court against him for hiding the facts. The Sindh High Court has suspended all proceedings including the declaration of Karachi University.
Barrister Salahuddin argued that this court cannot proceed with the case in this situation. The Chief Justice asked Barrister Salahuddin whether he has not submitted the response yet. Barrister Salahuddin replied that we received the HEC record at 3 pm yesterday.
The Chief Justice said that you have submitted the response to the Sindh High Court, why are you not submitting it here.
After hearing the arguments of the lawyers, the judges left for the chamber and pronounced the verdict at 3:30 pm in which Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri was declared disqualified for the position of judge and ordered to be removed from the position of judge.
