Overview

• The five-judge constitutional bench led by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan granted interim relief, issued notices including to the attorney general, and set further hearing for tomorrow.
• An Islamabad High Court division bench on September 16 had restrained Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri from judicial work pending proceedings before the Supreme Judicial Council.
• The University of Karachi on September 25 cancelled his LLB for alleged use of unfair means, revoked his enrollment and result, and imposed a three-year bar on admissions and examinations.
• The university’s notification also stated he was never officially enrolled at Islamia Law College, and it nullified the cited enrollment and exam numbers.
• Reports indicate four other Islamabad High Court judges have also approached the Supreme Court against the divisional bench’s order, while related challenges to the university’s actions are before the Sindh High Court.