IHC Summons KU Record for Dec. 9 Review in Judge’s Degree Case

Overview

• The Islamabad High Court directed the Higher Education Commission to secure the original LLB file from the University of Karachi and produce it with verification through an authorized KU officer on December 9.
• The court said it will examine the file and then rule on whether the quo warranto petition against Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri is maintainable.
• The University of Karachi syndicate canceled the judge’s LLB last year, later issuing a confirming notification on September 25.
• The Supreme Court previously set aside an IHC interim order restraining the judge and instructed the high court to address maintainability at the outset.
• Several lawyers and former officials criticized the IHC’s latest move as inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s direction and suggestive of undue haste or bias.