ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed for hearing a petition challenging the appointment of its own judge, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri.
A two-member bench of the IHC, presided over by Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Dogar, will hear the petition filed by advocate Mian Dawood on September 16.
The petition, filed under Article 199 of the Constitution, contends that Justice Jahangiri’s basic qualification—an LLB degree from the University of Karachi—is not credible. It argues that due to this, his entire legal career and subsequent appointment as a judge are illegal. The petitioner has based his stance on correspondence with the University of Karachi, which has been attached as evidence.
This petition was initially filed at the beginning of this year. Former IHC chief justice Aamer Farooq had reserved judgement on the maintainability of the petition.
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