Srinagar, May 13 -- According to an official notification issued on Tuesday, the High Court revoked the Certificate of Enrollment of Advocate Sajad Ahmad Shah, who had been on the rolls of the Bar Council of Jammu and Kashmir since July 2009. The drastic action comes after the Hon'ble Admission and Enrollment Committee of the High Court found that Shah's law degree was "forged and fake."

"Pursuant to the Resolution dated 29.04.2025 of the Hon'ble Admission and Enrollment Committee, it is hereby notified for general information that the Certificate of Enrollment No. JK-225/09 dated 17.07.2009, as an Advocate issued in favour of Sh. Sajad Ahmad Shah. is hereby revoked," the High Court said in a notice that has sent shockwaves through legal...