Safeguard role of Conference of Rulers

IN TWO brief articles on the delay of the appointment of Chief Judge of Malaya (The Star, Aug 11) the Chief Justice and Prof Shad Faruqi commented that the Prime Minister is not bound by the decision of the Conference of Rulers on the appointment of the Chief Judge of Malaya.  

Article 122B(1) says: The Chief Justice of the Federal Court, the President of the Court of Appeal and the Chief Judges of the High Court and (subject to Article 122C) the other judges of Federal Court, of the Court of Appeal and the High Courts should be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, after consulting the Conference of Rulers.