PUTRAJAYA: Consulting the Bar Council is merely a "courtesy" and is not needed in this round of elevation of judges to the Federal and Appeal courts, says Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria.
"It (consulting the Bar) is not within the law. We consult them when it is necessary, but there was no need this time," said Arifin.
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