Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad this evening filed a judicial review at the Kuala Lumpur High Court to challenge the appointment and tenure extension of Court of Appeal (COA) president Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin, beyond the mandatory retirement age of 66 years and six months.

Mahathir named Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, Zulkefli and the government as respondents in the application, filed through the firm of Haniff Khatri Abdulla.

Zulkefli is expected to take his oath before chief justice Md Raus Sharif as an additional judge and COA president tomorrow morning.

The COA president received his instrument of appointment from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V last Saturday...