ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday suspended the Islamabad High Court (IHC) order barring Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri from judicial work.
The apex court issued notices to relevant parties, including office of the attorney general of Pakistan, and adjourned the case hearing till tomorrow.
The decision was announced by a five-member constitutional bench, headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, on an appeal filed by Justice Jahangiri challenging the IHC’s September 16 order.
Other members of the bench included Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan.
The development comes after a two-member bench of the IHC, led by Chief Justice (CJ) Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and comprising Justice Mohammad Azam Khan, restrained Justice Jahangiri from performing judicial duties until the Supreme Judicial Council’s (SJC) decision on a petition pending against him. The petition was filed by lawyer Mian Dawood.
