The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today directed lawyers representing controversial carpet trader Deepak Jaikishian to serve his third-party claims against former premier Najib Abdul Razak, his wife Rosmah Mansor and six others within the next three weeks.

This follows the decision of Justice Azimah Omar to fix Nov 23 for case management of the matter before a senior assistant registrar, after the third-party claims had been filed.

Azimah is the newly appointed judge who will hear the suit of the widow of the late private investigator P Balasubramaniam, A Santamil Selvi's and her three children against Deepak over their exile to India in relation to the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu...