Court denies senior judge's bid to stay inquiry against him

Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer failed to obtain a court order to temporarily stay the Judges’ Ethics Committee inquiry against him set for Thursday this week.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning dismissed his stay application during an online hearing conducted before judge Mariana Yahya today.

In dismissing the bid, the court ruled that there were no special circumstances that justify the interim stay pending disposal of an appeal.

Hamid Sultan had sought the stay pending his appeal to the Court of Appeal against the High Court’s dismissal...