According to the civil petition for leave to appeal, Justice Jahangiri has assailed the December 9, 2025, order passed by a division bench of the IHC in Writ Petition, filed by advocate Mian Dawood. The bench “declared the petition maintainable and issued notice to him with a direction to submit a reply within three days.”
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In his petition, Justice Jahangiri contended that the IHC order was passed “without affording him an opportunity of hearing, while individuals who were not parties to the case were heard on the question of maintainability.” He argued that this violated his fundamental right to due process guaranteed under Article 10A of the Constitution.
The petition states that the writ before the Islamabad High Court challenges his appointment as a judge on the basis of an alleged “invalid LLB degree,” a matter which, according to Justice Jahangiri, involves “disputed questions of fact that cannot be adjudicated by a high court without recording evidence.” He maintained that such issues fall within the jurisdiction of a trial court and that “the high court lacks authority to record evidence in quo warranto proceedings.”
The petition further notes that the IHC, while declaring the writ maintainable, relied on a report submitted by the University of Karachi “without examining its validity or allowing Justice Jahangiri to contest it.” It added that proceedings and decisions of the University of Karachi regarding his degree, including actions taken by its Unfair Means Committee, Syndicate, and subsequent declarations, “are already under challenge before the Sindh High Court, where those proceedings have been suspended.”
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Justice Jahangiri also highlighted that the alleged events concerning his degree relate to examinations conducted decades ago and that the allegations raised against him are “purely factual in nature, requiring a full trial.” He denied the allegations and stated that “his credentials have remained on record throughout his legal career, including during his enrolment as an advocate and subsequent judicial appointments.”
Through the petition, filed by Advocate Uzair Bhandari, Justice Jahangiri sought leave to appeal, conversion of the petition into an appeal, setting aside of the IHC’s December 9 order, and dismissal of the writ petition for being non-maintainable.