KUALA LUMPUR: A lawyer has filed an application seeking that the High Court here prevent the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) from exercising its function of recommending judges for appointment to the superior courts and holding administrative positions in the judiciary pending the outcome of a legal suit.
Syed Amir Syakib Arsalan Syed Ibrahim said the Federal Constitution does not require the prime minister to rely on the JAC’s recommendations when advising the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to make the appointments.
Syed Amir, who is challenging the constitutionality of the JAC Act 2009, said Article 122B of the constitution allows the the prime minister to make recommendations of his own accord.