Retired judges submit proposal to settle over pension payment

KUALA LUMPUR: A group of 35 individuals, comprising former members of the judiciary and seven widows of former judges have submitted a proposal to the government to settle the lawsuit over alleged failure by the government to fix an appropriate increase in the pension and benefits they received since 2015.

The retired judges include former Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff, former Chief Judges of Malaya Tan Sri Siti Norma Yaakob and Tan Sri Haidar Mohamed Nor, and former Court of Appeal judge Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, who is also former Dewan Rakyat Speaker.