CJ applies to expunge parts of Hamid Sultan's affidavit alleging judicial misconduct

KUALA LUMPUR: Chief Justice Richard Malanjum has applied to expunge parts of an affidavit affirmed by Court of Appeal judge Justice Hamid Sultan Abu Backer which was filed in support of a lawsuit filed by Sangeet Kaur Deo against Malanjum.

Sangeet, who is the daughter of the late Karpal Singh, filed an originating summons against Malanjum in connection with an alleged interference by the judiciary in the outcome of her father's sedition case and on the religious conversion of three Hindu children.