Supreme Court’s Constitutional bench has fixed for hearing the appeal of Islamabad High Court judge Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri who was barred by IHC chief Justice from performing duties, reported 24NewsHDTV Channel.
A five-member constitutional bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan will hear the case on September 29. Justice Jamal Mandokhel, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Shahid Bilal will be part of the bench. Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi will also be part of the constitutional bench.
Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri has also challenged the Sept 16 restraining order that barred him from performing judicial functions after a division bench raised serious questions about the validity of his law degree from Karachi University.
Filed by Justice Jahangiri in person, the appeal before the Supreme Court pleaded for the Sept 16 restraining order to be set aside and suspended during the pendency of the petition, and for the division bench to be directed to hold back from proceeding further.
The two-judge IHC bench, headed by Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar alongside Justice Mohammad Azam Khan, had issued the interim order while hearing a writ petition filed by lawyer Mian Dawood under Article 199 of the Constitution.
Reporter: Amanat Gishkori