Islamabad – Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri has approached the Supreme Court of Pakistan, requesting an expedited hearing of his appeal against the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision to bar him from exercising judicial functions. The request for an urgent hearing was filed on Tuesday, with the judge urging the apex court to take up the matter before September 26. Justice Jahangiri contended that the IHC order was issued without granting him an opportunity to present his defense. In his plea, Justice Jahangiri expressed concern that the IHC’s move, if left unchallenged, could set a harmful precedent, enabling litigants to misuse complaints as a means to suspend judges from their duties without due process. As the legal drama unfolds, all eyes now turn to the Supreme Court to see whether it will agree to fast-track the case and issue a stay against the IHC’s restraining order.