Legislators have been urged to debate the issue of judicial appointments, amid questions raised following the mandatory retirements of the Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and Court of Appeal president Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim this week.

Pejuang information chief Rafique Rashid and Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) Action Committee chairperson P Waythamoorthy - on behalf of the Defend the Judiciary Secretariat - called on opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin to table an emergency motion in the Dewan Rakyat.