ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday announced the verdict on Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri’s fake degree case, declaring that his LLB degree is not valid.
The court has declared Justice Tariq Jahangiri ineligible for the post of judge and ordered the Law Ministry to immediately de-notify Jahangiri.
The IHC Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar-led two-member bench, while pronouncing the verdict, stated that Justice Tariq was not qualified to be a lawyer at the time of his appointment; therefore, his appointment as a judge was unlawful.
After this order, Justice Jahangiri’s position as a judge came to an end, and the Law Ministry was directed to implement this verdict immediately.
This verdict was pronounced after an investigation into the alleged degree case and examination of documents. The case centres on a controversy regarding his LLB degree, which was cancelled by the University of Karachi.
According to the university’s notification dated September 25, the university syndicate, in its meeting on August 31, 2024, approved “Resolution No 6” in compliance with the competent authority’s decision, upholding the recommendation of the Unfair Means Committee (UFM).
Before the issuance of the judgment, the University of Karachi (KU) Registrar submitted a record of Justice Jahangiri’s law degree to the court. He said the KU syndicate had cancelled the judge’s degree for having been “secured through unfair means”.
“Justice Jahangiri was found cheating and creating disturbance in an examination hall in 1988,” following which he was debarred from sitting for an exam until 1992, he said.
However, instead of complying with the decision, the judge appeared in an exam in 1989 under a changed name, the registrar alleged. He also submitted a log pertaining to marksheets and results to justify the KU syndicate’s decision.
