It was a touching moment for Federal Court judge Nallini Pathmanathan, who received accolades and tributes from a senior federal counsel, lawyers, as well as from the chief justice ahead of her retirement later this month.

Shortly after court proceedings concluded, senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhassan, who spoke on behalf of the Attorney General’s Chambers, expressed gratitude to Nallini for her contribution to the law and wished her good health and happiness for many years to come.

He said Nallini had made many major contributions to the...