Chief Judge of Malaya Ahmad Ma'arop is not empowered to form a bench comprising retired Federal Court judges as sought by the Malaysian Bar in challenging the appointments of Chief Justice Md Raus Sharif and Court of Appeal president Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin.

Former Federal Court judge Gopal Sri Ram said this after the Bar told reporters earlier today that they had informed Justice Ahmad about the application.

While Sri Ram maintained that the appointments of Justice Raus and Justice Zulkefli were unconstitutional, he said the Bar should follow the law...