KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-eight retired judges and seven dependants of former judges have filed a lawsuit against the government seeking an adjustment in their pension scheme.
They named the government, prime minister, Cabinet ministers, and Public Services director-general as the first, second, third, and fourth defendants.
The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit via Messrs. Chooi & company + Cheang & Ariff at the High Court here last week.
According to the originating summons, the plaintiffs were aggrieved by the unconstitutional situation of their non-adjustment pensions, which were protected under the Federal Constitution.
"The plaintiffs, through their solicitors, sent a notice of demand to the government on Sept 17 last year.
"However, there has been no response to the notice," it said.
The plaintiffs claimed that the adjustment of their pensions was and is provided for by Section 15B of the Judges' Remuneration Act 1971 (Act 45).
The plaintiffs, including judges who served in the Federal Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court of Malaya and the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak are:
1. Haidar Mohamed Nor
2. Vadaketh Chacko George
3. T. Selventhiranathan
4. Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof
5. Mohd Hishamudin Md Yunus
6. Shaik Daud Md. Ismail
7. Siti Norma Yaakob
8. Alauddin Mohd Sheriff
9. Sulong Matjeraie
10. Azhar @ Izhar Ma'ah
11. Tee Ah Sing @ Tee Boon Hooi
12. Wan Adnan @ Wan Addinan Muhammad
13. Abdul Malik Ishak
14. Sulaiman Daud
15. Chew Soo Ho
16. V. S. K. Anantham
17. Mah Weng Kwai
18. Noraini Abdul Rahman
19. Abdul Alim Abdullah
20. John Louis O'Hara
21. Pajan Singh Gill
22. Azmel Maamor
23. Noor Azlan Shaari
24. Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim
25. Mahadev Shankar
26. Zainal Adzam Abd. Ghani
27. Clement Allan Skinner
28. Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad
29. Tay Lee Har (widow and dependant of Ong See Seng)
30. Van Berlo Antoinette Gezina Jacoba Maria (widow and dependant of Hashim Che Yusoff)
31. Rofiah Sheikh Mohamed (widow and dependant of Abdul Malek Ahmad)
32. Azizah Ismail (widow and dependant of Mohd Noor Ahmad)
33. Beatrix Vohrah Nee Chew Ghim Neo (widow and dependant of Karam Chandaran Vohrah)
34. Ewę Swee Cheng (widow and dependant of Vincent Ng Kim Khoay)
35. Lim Cheng Eng (widow and dependant of Peh Swee Chin)