Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Births and deaths registration act 1957

Legal area

Court

21 Apr 2026

1. ) TAN KAR CHAI 2. ) TAN LAI HO 1. ) PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA MALAYSIA 2. ) kementerian dalam negeri, malaysia 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

Citation

W-01(A)-408-06/2024 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

A
Case number

W-01(A)-408-06/2024 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

Appellants failed to prove the requisite biological parentage at the time of birth required by the Federal Constitution; adoption and post‑adoption documentation cannot supply the constitutionally required facts at birth; section 19B presumption of abandonment did not apply on the evidence; Article 15A decisions are non‑justiciable; therefore the appeal fails and the High Court dismissal is upheld.
30 Sept 2021

LEOW FOOK KEONG (L) PENDAFTAR BESAR BAGI KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN MALAYSIA, JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA, MALAYSIA & 1 LAGI

Citation

01(f)-1-01/2019(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Court

f
Case number

01(f)-1-01/2019(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)

Where a declaratory court order and uncontested DNA evidence establish a man as the biological father of an illegitimate child, the Registrar-General has a statutory duty under sections 27 and 28 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 to correct and update the public register to reflect the true particulars; section 13 governs registration at the time of birth and does not prohibit post‑registration correction pursuant to the Registrar-General's duties, and original entries are preserved when corrections are made.
8 Apr 2021

KARPAYA A/L MALIANDY (INDIA CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT) KERISNAN@KRISHNAN A/L MALAYAANDY (NO. KP: 431213-10-5063)

Citation

B-02(NCVC)(W)-799-07/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

NCVC
Case number

B-02(NCVC)(W)-799-07/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

ID22, a certified extract from the Register of Births issued under the BDRA 1957, was admissible and provided strong presumptive evidence that the respondent was not the deceased's son; viewing the evidence in totality the respondent obtained the Land Administrator's distribution order by fraudulent concealment and lacked locus to petition under SEDA 1955; consequently the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, set aside the High Court decision and the distribution order and granted the appellant the reliefs sought in paragraph 18 of the amended statement of claim together with specified costs a…

Malaysia Case Law

1. ) TAN KAR CHAI 2. ) TAN LAI HO 1. ) PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA MALAYSIA 2. ) kementerian dalam negeri, malaysia 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

LEOW FOOK KEONG (L) PENDAFTAR BESAR BAGI KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN MALAYSIA, JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA, MALAYSIA & 1 LAGI

KARPAYA A/L MALIANDY (INDIA CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT) KERISNAN@KRISHNAN A/L MALAYAANDY (NO. KP: 431213-10-5063)