President approves de-notification of Justice Tariq Jahangiri
Pakistan
The de-notification has been issued in compliance with the decision of the Islamabad High Court, which declared his appointment as a judge to be illegal and ordered him to vacate office.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the de-notification of Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri as a judge of the Islamabad High Court, on the advice of the Prime Minister.
After the approval by the President, the Ministry of Law and Justice has issued notification to officially de-notified Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri as judge of the Islamabad High Court.
The de-notification has been issued in compliance with the decision of the Islamabad High Court, which declared his appointment as a judge to be illegal and ordered him to vacate office.
Earlier in the day, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered the removal of Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri in the fake degree case.
The decision was announced by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Azam Khan.
The court directed the Ministry of Law to de-notify Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri.
In its verdict, the court held that Tariq Jahangiri did not possess a valid LLB degree at the time of his appointment as a judge.
It ruled that his appointment was illegal and that he was not eligible to hold the office of judge.
The court accepted the petition filed by Advocate Mian Dawood against Justice Tariq Jahangiri, while dismissing all petitions submitted by Justice Jahangiri.
