Judges must uphold justice regardless of faith. Will judges uphold justice?!

Judges must uphold justice regardless of faith
Personal religious sentiments are colouring decisions made in the civil court said a concerned A Vaithilingam, the past president of the Malaysian Consultative Council on Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism & Taoism (MCCBCHST).

Vaithilingam (left) added there was a tendency for judges who are Muslim, to feel that they have a duty to protect their faith. 

Vaithilingam who was also the advisor to the Malaysian Hindu Sangam said  as he understood Islam, after all his years in religious organisations, judges must be unbiased. This was similar to all other religious teachings. He said when Muslim judges and non-Muslim judges gave different judgments in matters involving Islamic tenets, it was confusing for lay people.

Vaithilingam said for example, when the civil High Court judge, in giving joint custody of the two children to husband Dr M Jeyagandesh and wife, Shamala Sathiaseelan but ordered her not to expose her two children to her own religion of Hinduism, the judge did not cite any civil law authority for such a decision.