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Topic

Article 14(1)(b)

Legal area

Court

18 Nov 2025

1. ) KOH THONG BEE 2. ) MYA THINZAR MAW 3. ) KOH MIAW XIN 1. ) Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2. ) PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA MALAYSIA

Citation

JB-24NCvC-140-04/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JB-24NCvC-140-04/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The 3rd Applicant was illegitimate at birth so Section 17 applies and the child's citizenship follows the mother, therefore Article 14(1)(b) cannot be invoked through the father's citizenship; additionally naturalization under Article 19 is a federal government function excluded from judicial review by Part III, so the application fails and is dismissed.
9 Nov 2022

1. ) LAU TEK PENG 2. ) SING WEI JOO 3. ) LAU JHUN GUAN 1. ) kementerian dalam negeri, malaysia 2. ) PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA MALAYSIA

Citation

JA-24NCvC-363-05/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JA-24NCvC-363-05/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The Applicants failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that the 3rd Applicant was born in Malaysia to a Malaysian parent or was an abandoned newborn within the meaning of s.19B; false and doubtful particulars in the original birth certificate, lack of corroborating hospital evidence and absence of required reports (police/NRD/Protector) defeated the claims. Adoption does not remedy lack of qualifications at birth. Accordingly the Originating Summons is dismissed.