Kuala Lampur, Feb. 12 -- In "Will AG seek leave of Federal Court to appeal against Court of Appeal's decision?", I raised the question: will the Attorney General (AG) seek leave of the Federal Court under Section 96 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 to appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision allowing Datuk Seri Najib Razak's appeal against the dismissal of his bid to compel the Malaysian government to produce a purported addendum order from the previous Yang di-Pertuan Agong that would see him serve the remainder of his jail sentence under house arrest.

The three judges who sat on the Bench of the Court of Appeal were split in their decision, with Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli and Datuk Seri Mohd Firuz Jaffril ruling in favour of N...