1 Jan 1900
1. ) CHEW CHIA CHIA 2. ) CHEW CHIA CHING 1. ) KETUA PENDAFTARAN KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN MALAYSIA 2. ) MENTERI DALAM NEGERI
- Citation
- PA-34-5-08/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- PA-34-5-08/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The court followed the Court of Appeal decision in Madhuvita and held that legitimacy is to be assessed by reference to the person's prevailing/current status at the time of consideration; because the applicants had been legitimated by their parents' subsequent marriage and by court order they were legitimate for the purposes of s.17 and thus entitled to rely on their father's citizenship so as to be Malaysian citizens by operation of law under Article 14(1)(b).