Two former Chief Justices Eusoff Chin and Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim along with lawyer VK Lingam have obtain leave (permission) from the appellate court to challenge the findings of the royal commission on the 'Lingam-gate' incident.
Tpalace of justice istana kehakimanhe matter will now revert to the Kuala Lumpur High Court's (Appellate and Special Powers division) to be heard on its merits.
Justice Tengku Baharudin Shah Tengku Mahmud, who led a three-member panel at the Court of Appeals, announced the 2 to 1 decision this morning.
The other judges were Justices Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus and Zaharah Ibrahim.
Justice Hishamudin, who known to be fairly independent in his views, disagreed with the ruling.
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