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Najib can't advise Agong to revoke CJ's appointment, court told

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak cannot advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to revoke the appointment of Chief Justice Md Raus Sharif and Court of Appeal president Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin as additional judges, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur heard today.

Senior federal counsel Alice Loke, who is appearing for Najib and the two judges, said the bid by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to seek an order of mandamus to compel Najib to do so is not feasible under the law.

"It is not in the law or in the Federal Constitution for the prime minister to do so. The PM has no legal duty to advise on the revocation, hence, the court cannot order the mandamus (to compel him to do so)," she added...

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