ISLAMABAD: The Isla­m­a­­bad High Court’s (IHC) registrar office has fixed for hearing an Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) ap­­plication seeking to beco­­me a party in a petition challenging the appointment of Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sar­dar Moh­ammad Sarfraz Dogar and Jus­­tice Khadim Hussain Soo­mro will take up the bar’s plea on Wed­nesday (tomorrow).

The petition was filed by IBA President Chau­dhry Naeem Gujjar.

The Islamabad District Bar Association has approached the court, contending that it is the principal stakeholder in matters relating to the independence of the judiciary and the supremacy of the Consti­tu­tion.

The application argued that fair and transparent adjudication of the pending writ petition would be impossible without hearing the bar as a party, since the issues involved are of “fundamental importance” to the legal fraternity and the rule of law.

The association emphasised that under its Memorandum of Association (2016), it is mandated to safeguard the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary, and civil liberties. It further maintained that the bar has historically been at the forefront of struggles for constitutional supremacy and must therefore be heard in this matter.

The plea recalled that the bar’s functions include facilitating its members in the performance of their professional duties, protecting their interests, and maintaining high standards of integrity and ethical conduct.

“The Islamabad Bar is resolute in shielding the superior judiciary from attacks, whether internal or external, and in striving for the supremacy of the Constitution,” the application stated.

Published in Dawn, October 21st, 2025