COMMENT | When six-month extensions had been granted to six Federal Court judges who were set to retire this year, lawyers - especially senior lawyers - did not create any hullabaloo. Yes, the decision was accepted without demur.

However, many lawyers smell a rat when the tenure of three federal court judges who are known to possess impeccable integrity has not been duly extended by the government.

The three federal court judges are Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Court of Appeal president Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim and Federal Court judge Nallini Pathmanathan.

It has become public knowledge that...