The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday suspended the University of Karachi’s notification that had cancelled the law degree of Islamabad High Court’s Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri.
Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro took up the petition of Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, who challenged the revocation of his degree by the University of Karachi’s Unfair Means Committee (UMC) and Syndicate.
The SHC issued a stay order on the implementation of the UMC and Syndicate’s recommendations, barring any further action against Jahangiri.
During the hearing, Karachi University Registrar Prof. Imran Siddiqui appeared before the court and requested additional time to submit a response, stating that the university had received the court notice only two days earlier.
“We will grant time, but what if action is taken against the petitioner during this period?” Justice Kalhoro asked. “If the order is later overturned, who will compensate for the damage done? This is a matter involving a person’s entire life’s work.”
