Apex court judge Nallini’s tenure extended, say sources

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Nallini Pathmanathan received confirmation of her extended tenure yesterday.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/08/08/apex-court-judge-nallinis-tenure-extended-say-sources  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/08/08/tempoh-khidmat-hakim-kanan-mahkamah-persekutuan-dilanjutkan-kata-sumber  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #NalliniPathmanathan #Judge #Tenure #Extended

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00:00Senior Federal Court Judge Nalini Padmanathan will remain in office until February next year

00:06after her tenure was extended by six months, according to sources.

00:11FMT understands that the young DiPertawan Agung Sultan Ibrahim recently granted the extension

00:16with the letter handed to the judge yesterday.

00:20Nalini is the fifth judge to see her tenure extended this year.

00:24She will turn 66 on August 23, the mandatory retirement age for judges.

00:28In February, Nalini concluded a two-year tenure on the Judicial Appointments Commission,

00:34the body responsible for vetting judicial commissioners and judges for elevation.

00:39Earlier this year, the king extended the tenure of four Apex Court judges,

00:44including Chief Judge of Malaya, Hasna Hashim,

00:46who briefly served as Acting Chief Justice following the retirement of Tunku Maimontuan Mat.

00:52Other judges who saw their tenure extended were Zabaria Yusuf,

00:56who will serve until October 9 in Hanifah Farikullah.

01:00Danish Roger Reza, FMT.

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