On Thursday, November 12, 2026, the Jakarta State Administrative Court ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the high school equivalency certificate held by Gibran Rakabuming Raka, bringing an abrupt end to the proceedings, as reported by detikNews.
Presiding Judge Rachmadi announced the court’s formal ruling to stop the hearings at the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN), ordering the plaintiff, PT Mercy Toga Kirana, to cover court fees totaling 457,000 rupiah, according to CNN Indonesia.
Representing the plaintiff, attorney Denny Indrayana maintained that despite the formal dismissal of the lawsuit, the outcome effectively secured a victory for his client, since the core objective—canceling the disputed educational certificate—had already been accomplished, CNN Indonesia reported.
“Meskipun gugatan gugur, itu sejatinya Bu Mercy menang, karena memang pada dasarnya yang diinginkan gugatan, surat keterangannya dibatalkan dan itu sudah terjadi,” ujar Denny di PTUN Jakarta, Kamis (12/11).
The legal landscape surrounding the document shifted following a Supreme Court ruling in case number 742 K/TUN/2026, which granted a cassation appeal filed by Subhan Palal and invalidated the Ministry of Education and Culture’s equivalency letter issued in 2019, Hukumonline reported.
The Supreme Court panel, chaired by Yulius alongside members Maftuh Effendi and Hari Sugiharto, established that administrative courts retain the corrective authority to halt the effects of administrative violations that surface after election dispute periods have closed, noting that such flaws threaten democratic life and popular sovereignty, Hukumonline reported.
Acting on the Supreme Court’s binding decision, the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education officially revoked the equivalency certificate through a decree signed by Director General Tatang Muttaqin on November 11, 2026, Kompas.id reported.
Yusril explained that the revocation was established through Decree of the Director General of Secondary Education and Special Education of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Number 206 of 2026 concerning the Revocation of the Letter of the Director General of Secondary Education and Special Education Number 9149/D.D1/KS/2019.
During Thursday’s hearing, ministry representatives submitted a copy of Decree Number 206 of 2026 to the panel of judges, arguing that the contested document had ceased to exist factually and requesting that the examination be terminated, detikNews reported.
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education’s legal counsel also delivered a copy of the Decree of the Director General of Secondary Education and Special Education of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Number 206 of 2026 to the judge.
“Sebagai tembusan, jika Yang Mulia berkenan, kami ingin menyerahkan dokumen tersebut sebagai tembusan kepada Yang Mulia,” ujarnya.
“Menimbang, bahwa keadaan hukum yang disebut dalam ketentuan Pasal 132 ayat (1) huruf b KUHP tersebut bersifat paralel dengan keadaan hukum yang terjadi dalam sengketa a quo berupa keputusan yang dijadikan objek sengketa telah dicabut dan tidak berlaku lagi yang mengakibatkan keputusan objek sengketa secara faktual tidak ada lagi dan telah mati,” ujar hakim, detikNews reported.
“Surat Keterangan itu sudah dicabut dan putusan MA sudah final. Dengan demikian, penyetaraan pendidikan Pak Gibran batal dan surat keterangan tersebut tidak lagi mempunyai kekuatan hukum mengikat,” ujar Yusril, Kemenko Kumham Imipas stated.
“Hari ini kami melihat tidak objektif Majelis Hakim di dalam mengambil sikap dan keputusan, sehingga tatanan hukum acara kita ini diabaikan secara prosedural,” Gibran's legal counsel, Muhammad Rullyandi, previously said, criticizing the PTUN panel's approach as lacking objectivity and procedural consistency, CNN Indonesia reported. Gibran’s lawyer, Rullyandi, admitted that he would report the judge’s verdict to Gibran.
Following the hearing, Rullyandi said that his team would report the court’s decision directly to Gibran and await further instructions on how to proceed, detikNews reported.
