The hearing of the attorney-general's  application to be an intervener in the child custody cases of S Deepa and M Indira Gandhi's was deferred by the Court of Appeal today after two judges recused themselves.

This followed an objection by lawyer K Shanmuga, representing both Deepa and Indira Gandhi, to the presence of Justice Mohd Zawawi Mohd Salleh and Justice Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid on the bench.