The Sindh High Court on Friday suspended a notification issued by the University of Karachi (KU) that cancelled the law degree of Islamabad High Court’s Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri.
The court’s decision came during the hearing of a petition filed[1] by Justice Jahangiri on Monday, impugning the decisions of the KU’s Unfair Means Committee (UMC) and Syndicate, which cancelled his degree in August last year.
Registrar of the KU, the Sindh advocate general and others appeared before the court today as took up the plea. They sought more time for submitting their replies on the plea, saying that they had received notices pertaining to the case yesterday.
At that, Justice Iqbal Kalhoro remarked, “We are ready to give more time but what if any action is taken against the petitioner during this time? If we accept your request today and any action is taken tomorrow, who will take responsibility in that case?”
He further enquired whether the respondents had issued any notice to Jahangiri before “taking action against him”.
Noting that questions were being raised on Justice Jahangiri’s degree now, the Justice Kalhoro added that he should have been issued a notice if an application was moved against him 30 to 35 years after the issuance of his degree.
Judge Kalhoro further stated, “We are not saying that action cannot be taken against him because the law allows it … [but] how can we put someone’s honour at stake? Someone’s life-long earning his at stake here.”
The court then adjourned the hearing, seeking replies from respondents on October 24.
More to follow
References
- ^ petition filed (www.dawn.com)