Constitutional Law Expert Unpacks How the Supreme Court Ruling Affects Gibran's Fate

Constitutional law expert Margarito Kamis stated that the Certificate of high school equivalence belonging to Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka must be considered void from the very beginning after the Supreme Court declared the document invalid and null and void by law. The Supreme Court cassation decision Number 742 K/TUN/2026 granted all claims by Subhan Palal against certificate number 9149/D.D1/KS/2019 issued by the Directorate General of Primary and Secondary Education on August 6, 2019. Margarito explained that, in the field of state administrative law, the consequence of being null and void by law is ex tunc, meaning the certificate is considered to have never existed. He questioned the implications of using a document that has been declared invalid to fulfill prior administrative requirements. The Supreme Court also ordered that the document be withdrawn from the party holding it and destroyed. Margarito stressed that carrying out that order is the responsibility of the issuing agency, but legally the certificate is still considered nonexistent even if it isn't handed over. The ruling overturned a previous court decision, but the object directly declared invalid is the education equivalence certificate, not any decision related to the vice presidential position. https://www.gelora.co/2026/11/pakar-tata-negara-bongkar-efek-putusan.html