Former Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri has filed a petition with the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) to challenge his removal from office, a move that has garnered significant attention in the Pakistani legal community. According to Dawn, Jahangiri was removed in December 2025 by President Asif Ali Zardari following an IHC order that declared his appointment 'without lawful authority' due to questions surrounding the validity of his law degree. The decision was made by a division bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan, who ruled that Jahangiri did not possess a valid law degree at the time of his appointment. Jahangiri's appeal names several respondents, including the federation of Pakistan, the president, and the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, among others.