The Islamabad High Court issued a 116-page judgment on February 23 declaring a judge’s appointment void from the beginning.

Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri had served on the court after being appointed in December 2020.

However, court records revealed that his law degree was allegedly fake, involving impersonation, false enrollment numbers, and exam misconduct dating back to 1988.

The bench ruled that his appointment was legally invalid and barred him from performing judicial duties, which he had already stopped in September.

The decision has raised serious questions about verification processes for judicial appointments and how academic credentials are checked for high-level legal positions.