Overview
- A 116-page judgment declared Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri’s LL.B. void ab initio, making his 2020 elevation to the Islamabad High Court a legal nullity.
- Court findings cite fake enrolment numbers, impersonation, and a three-year disciplinary ban he allegedly tried to evade in 1990 under a different identity.
- The University of Karachi’s original records and testimony that he was never admitted to Government Islamia Law College led the court to invalidate his mark sheets and degree.
- Judges criticized Jahangiri’s failure to produce original documents and labeled his recusal and adjournment bids as dilatory tactics after the evidentiary burden shifted to him.
- Appointed in December 2020 and restrained from duties since September 2025, he now appeals to the Federal Constitutional Court as the case draws added attention to his prior orders involving Imran Khan and claims of ISI interference.