Overview
- A division bench led by Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar declared the petition maintainable and issued notices to all respondents.
- The court placed on record replies from the Higher Education Commission and the University of Karachi during the latest hearing.
- The University of Karachi says it canceled Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri’s LLB for unfair means and noted he was not enrolled at Islamia Law College in 1989.
- The Higher Education Commission told the court it has never verified Justice Jahangiri’s degree and received no request from him for verification.
- The Supreme Court previously suspended an IHC restraint, allowing Justice Jahangiri to continue duties as the Islamabad Bar argues the matter belongs to the Bar Council or Supreme Judicial Council.