1. CHO CHIANG HUAT 2. AW DEY YONG (Memohon untuk pihak mereka sendiri dan sebagai wakil litigasi bagi Cho Yee Meng, seorang kanak-kanak) PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN, MALAYSIA

1. CHO CHIANG HUAT 2. AW DEY YONG (Memohon untuk pihak mereka sendiri dan sebagai wakil litigasi bagi Cho Yee Meng, seorang kanak-kanak) PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN, MALAYSIA

Adoptive parents are not 'parents' for the purpose of Part II section 1(a) of the Second Schedule; a post-adoption birth certificate under section 25A does not change a child's lineage for constitutional purposes; citizenship under Article 14(1)(b) read with section 1(e) and section 2(3) requires both place of birth...

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Citation
W-01(A)-390-08/2019 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Parties
Appellant: Cho Chiang Huat; Appellant: Aw Dey Yong; Respondent: Registrar General of Births and Deaths, Malaysia
Court
A
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
1 January 1900
Case Number
W-01(A)-390-08/2019 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review (constitutional Citizenship Challenge) / Appeal to Court of Appeal (final Judgment)
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Adoption, Birth Registration, Statutory Interpretation, Constitutional Interpretation, Certiorari, Mandamus, Burden of Proof
Constitutional Law Citizenship/nationality Law Administrative Law Family Law Adoption Birth Registration Statutory Interpretation Constitutional Interpretation +3 more

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Parties

Cho Chiang Huat

Appellant

Aw Dey Yong

Appellant

Registrar General of Births and Deaths, Malaysia

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review (constitutional Citizenship Challenge) / Appeal to Court of Appeal (final Judgment)

  1. 1 Whether an adopted child born in Malaysia qualifies as a citizen by operation of law under Article 14(1)(b) read with Part II section 1(a) and/or section 1(e) read with section 2(3) of the Second Schedule to the Federal Constitution
  2. 2 Whether 'parents' in section 1(a) of Part II of the Second Schedule includes adoptive parents
  3. 3 Whether a birth certificate issued under section 25A of the Adoption Act 1952 is conclusive for purposes of constitutional citizenship determination

Ratio Decidendi

Adoptive parents are not 'parents' for the purpose of Part II section 1(a) of the Second Schedule; a post-adoption birth certificate under section 25A does not change a child's lineage for constitutional purposes; citizenship under Article 14(1)(b) read with section 1(e) and section 2(3) requires both place of birth (jus soli) and lineage (jus sanguinis) proof, and appellants failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that the child did not acquire any other citizenship within one year, therefore appeal dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • No order as to costs