{
  "id": 12104064,
  "title": "Court rejects Malaysian Bar bid to challenge Terrirudin appointment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/court-rejects-malaysian-bar-bid-to-challenge-terrirudin-appointment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:15:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1548202/court-rejects-malaysian-bar-bid-challenge-terrirudin-appointment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Malaysian Bar's bid to challenge the appointment of Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh to the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) was rejected by the High Court on February 14. The court dismissed the Bar's application for leave to initiate judicial review proceedings, finding that the proposed challenge was not arguable in law. The court ruled that Section 5(1)(e) of the Judicial Appointments Commission Act was clear and required only that the appointee be a serving Federal Court judge and that the appointment be made by the Prime Minister. The Bar had proposed additional requirements, including seniority, length of service, and previous High Court or Court of Appeal experience, which were not present in the Act.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bar fails in bid to challenge Terrirudin’s appointment to JAC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bar-fails-in-bid-to-challenge-terrirudins-appointment-to-jac",
        "published": "2026-10-05T07:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Malaysian Bar fails bid to challenge Terrirudin's appointment to JAC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/malaysian-bar-fails-bid-to-challenge-terrirudins-appointment-to-jac",
        "published": "2026-10-05T08:14:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}