The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruled on Thursday that Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri’s elevation to the superior court was “without lawful authority”, declaring that he “ceased to hold” the office of the IHC judge forthwith. A division bench led by Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan issued the judgement, which […]
Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri
Justice Tariq Jahangiri ousted over fake law degree
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday disqualified Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri for holding a fraudulent law degree. The court ruled that his appointment as a judge in December 2020 was illegal. The bench directed the Ministry of Law and Justice to immediately de-notify him from office. A two-member bench, comprising Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar […]
IHC rejects Justice Jahangiri’s objections to CJ-led bench
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has turned down Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri’s objections on a division bench, led by Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar, hearing challenges to the legitimacy of his law degree and appointment as a judge, it emerged on Tuesday. The objections were raised by Justice Jahangiri, also an IHC judge, during […]
Justice Jahangiri ‘lacks’ trust in IHC CJ-led bench
Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri appeared before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday, presenting arguments in his defence against challenges to the legitimacy of his law degree and appointment as a judge while also raising objections over the division bench hearing the case. A two-member IHC bench, led by Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar […]