By Asia Samachar | Malaysia |
Ipoh-born Kalwant Singh and five other practising lawyers have been appointed High Court judicial commissioners (JCs) with effect from July 14.
They were among 17 individuals who received their instruments of appointment from Chief Justice of Malaysia Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on Tuesday. They later took their oaths of office and allegiance before Chief Judge of Malaya Hashim Hamzah.
Kalwant, 60, will serve at the High Court in Muar, Johor.
Kalwant has been in active legal practice since 2000. Over the course of more than two decades, he has built extensive experience in both civil and criminal litigation, having practised in Kuala Lumpur and Perak.
In addition to his litigation practice, he has served as Legal Advisor to the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and has undertaken pro bono legal work for UNHCR Malaysia, reflecting his commitment to public service and access to justice.
He is married to Harshinder Kaur, a legal practitioner based in Kuala Lumpur. He is the son of the late Sujan Singh and Bhagwan Kaur of Ipoh. His parents-in-law were the late Karam Singh Gill of Ampang and Charan Kaur of Bentong.
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The other practising lawyers appointed alongside Kalwant were Ariff Azami Hussein, 50; Mohamad Nor Azam Rashid Zainol Rashid, 55; Kumar Thangaraju, 57; Tan Swee Cheng, 54; and Chan Kheng Hoe, 54.
The remaining newly appointed JCs were Norhayati Ahmad, 60; Zaman Mohd Noor, 57; Elesabet Paya Wan, 55; Azhar Othman, 54; Helina Sulaiman, 55; Tengku Amir Zaki Tengku Abdul Rahman, 57; Suraiya Mustafa Kamal, 51; Nor Azizah Mohamad, 55; Ku Hayati Ku Haron, 52; Marianne Antoinette Ghani, 55; and Wan Azliana Wan Adnan, 50.
A JC is essentially a judge on probation who is appointed to the High Court for a fixed term, typically two years.
A JC applicant must be a Malaysian citizen and have, within the 10 years preceding the appointment, served as an advocate of the Federal Court, Court of Appeal or High Court, or as a member of the federal or state judicial and legal service. The qualifying period may also comprise a combination of legal practice and service in the federal or state legal service, according to the Judicial Appointments Commission Malaysia website.
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