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Karachi University cancels Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri’s degree

Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri was banned from admission and exams for three years for using so-called unfair means

Khadim Hussain, Daily Dawn, Dawn TV report

Karachi: Karachi University has issued a notification canceling Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri’s LLB degree.

According to the notification issued by the Registrar of Karachi University, Tariq Mahmood was found guilty of using unfair means, due to which he was banned from taking admission in the university college for three years.

The notification further stated that he was never a student of Islamia Law College Karachi, and the Assistant Registrar Settlement cancelled his LLB enrolment number.

It should be noted that the notification states that ‘the University of Karachi has issued this order with the approval of the Vice Chancellor.’

According to the University of Karachi’s announcement, this syndicate meeting regarding Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri was held on August 31, 2024, on the recommendation of the ‘Fairmen’s Committee.’

However, the case of Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri’s degree is under hearing in the court.

It should be noted that Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri was among the six judges of the Islamabad High Court who had filed a petition in the Supreme Court opposing the transfer of Justice Sarfaraz Dogar from the Lahore High Court and the other two judges from the Balochistan and Sindh High Courts on the issue of seniority.

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court had rejected this petition by a majority opinion; however, these judges have filed a review appeal against this decision.

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