{
  "id": 12111434,
  "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-12111434",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T07:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/05/bar-fails-in-bid-to-challenge-terrirudin-s-appointment-to-jac"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 15th 2024, Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh, a former attorney-general, was appointed to the Federal Court. The Malaysian Bar, representing about 24,000 lawyers in Peninsular Malaysia, sought a judicial review to challenge this appointment through the Federal Court. Justice Norliza Othman dismissed the application, stating that Section 5(1)(e) of the JAC Act 2009 clearly specified a Federal Court judge and the prime minister as the appointing authority, without room for additional non-statutory criteria like seniority or service length. The court rejected the Bar's allegations of illegality and irrationality, emphasizing that unproven claims could not serve as the basis for judicial review. The Bar also sought orders for certiorari, mandamus, and a request for Terrirudin to disclose the basis of his appointment, but the court ruled against these as well, reaffirming its role in interpreting the law as enacted by Parliament. The Bar's representatives included Zainur Zakaria, Ambiga Sreenevasan, and Steven Thiru, while senior federal counsels Shamsul Bolhassan and Nurhafizza Azizan argued on behalf of the attorney-general.",
  "summary": "The High Court rules that the requirements under Section 5(1)(e) of the JAC Act 2009 had been met in Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh’s appointment.",
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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"
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      {
        "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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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-05T08:15:23.000Z"
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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."
}