IHC turns down Justice Jahangiri’s objections on CJ Dogar-led division bench hearing fake degree case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has turned down Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri’s objections to a division bench, led by Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar, hearing challenges to the legitimacy of his law degree and appointment as a judge, it emerged on Tuesday.

The objections were raised by Justice Jahangiri, also an IHC judge, during the hearing of the petition challenging his qualification on Monday, with CJ Dogar and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan presiding over the proceedings.

The bench comprising Justices Dogar and Khan previously also barred Justice Jahangiri from judicial work in September in the case, but the order was later set aside by the Supreme Court (SC).

Justice Jahangiri appeared before the bench yesterday and presented his arguments.

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