ISLAMABAD
\nThe Islamabad High Court\u2019s (IHC) Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri on Monday raised objection to IHC Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar\u2019s inclusion in the bench hearing a case concerning his degree. \u201cYou [Justice Dogar] are also a judge, I am also a judge, I filed a petition against you. This is a conflict of interest [and] you cannot sit in a case against me,\u201d Justice Jahangiri said during the hearing while addressing IHC CJ Dogar.
\nThe judge\u2019s remarks came during a hearing of a petition, filed by Advocate Mian Dawood, seeking the verification of Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri\u2019s degree. The case centres on a controversy regarding Justice Jahangiri\u2019s LLB degree, which was cancelled by the University of Karachi. According to the university\u2019s notification dated September 25, the university syndicate, in its meeting on August 31, 2024, approved \u201cResolution No 6\u201d in compliance with the competent authority\u2019s decision, upholding the recommendation of the Unfair Means Committee (UFM).
\nJustice Jahangiri today said that the case should be given to another bench. Justice Jahangiri also stressed on the validity of his degree, saying that he swears by its authenticity.
\n\u201cThe university did not say that the degree is fake and they did not issue it,\u201d he remarked. Noting that he received the court\u2019s notice on Thursday and that too sans the petition\u2019s copy, the judge highlighted that the case was 34 years old and requested some time so that he can acquire the petition\u2019s copy.
\n\u201cA \u2018quo warranto\u2019 (by what authority\/warrant) writ is never heard by a division bench [but instead] is heard by a single bench,\u201d Justice Jahangiri remarked. \u201cYou [Justice Dogar] have also stopped me from judicial work, which has never happened before in the judiciary\u2019s history. Even a peon is not stopped from work in this way \u201cEven in a murder case, an individual is charged after seven days [but] you have only given three days\u2019 notice,\u201d Justice Jahangiri said, adding: \u201cDon\u2019t do this in a quo warranto writ [case]\u201d.
\nIn response to Justice Jegangiri\u2019s request for some time, the IHC summoned the UoK\u2019s registrar with record, and issued directives for the petition and relevant documents to be provided to the judge. \u201cI have to review the petition and appoint a lawyer [and] three days\u2019 notice is too little [for it],\u201d lamented Justice Jahangiri. Meanwhile, the petitioner Mian Dawood requested the court for daily hearings, saying that a considerable time had already elapsed in the said case. \u201cYou [Justice Jahangiri] will get justice just like anyone else gets it,\u201d noted IHC CJ Justice Dogar.The court then adjourned the hearing till Thursday (December 18). \u2014 DNA
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ISLAMABAD The Islamabad High Court\u2019s (IHC) Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri on Monday raised objection to IHC Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar\u2019s inclusion in the bench hearing a case concerning his degree. \u201cYou [Justice Dogar] are also a judge, I am also a judge, I filed a petition against you. This is a conflict of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-520162","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n