Dec 21 hearing for bid to strike out suit against Judges Ethics Committee

Hidir Reduan Abdul RashidPublished: Nov 4, 2020 7:20 AM

The Kuala Lumpur High Court has fixed Dec 21 to hear an application by the Judges’ Ethics Committee and its chairperson to strike out a lawsuit against them by Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer.

Hamid Sultan’s counsel Joy W Appukuttan confirmed that this was the outcome after case management of the matter via e-review with the Kuala Lumpur High Court Registry today.

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