Overview
- The Islamabad High Court admitted a quo warranto petition on Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri’s law degree and issued notices to the judge and other respondents, seeking written replies within three days.
- HEC’s report on record says it neither issues nor approves university degrees and that Justice Jahangiri’s LLB was never presented to the commission for verification.
- Karachi University’s filings detail a 1989 Unfair Means Committee finding, a three‑year ban, alleged use of forged 1990 enrollment documents and multiple enrollment numbers, and a controller’s conclusion that the degree and mark sheets are invalid.
- Bar representatives pressed that any challenge belongs with the Bar Council or Supreme Judicial Council, while the court’s written order cites Supreme Court precedents to hold the verification petition maintainable under Article 199.
- Defense counsel referenced a Sindh High Court suspension of KU’s cancellation, but the IHC noted the degree has not been restored, and proceedings continue with the next hearing set for December 15.