A lawyer acting for Bersih 2.0 chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah in a defamation suit filed against Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos, is puzzled over a sudden change of judge, without any reasons given.

Melissa Sasidaran said today was supposed to be fixed for case management before a deputy registrar under Justice S Nantha Balan.

“When the defamation suit was filed, in the sealed copy, the court informed us that it would be at Justice Nantha Balan's court.