14 Sept 2023
1. ) PING HIOW YEW 2. ) ZHANG XUELIAN 1. ) 1.JABATAN KEBAJIKAN MASYARAKAT 2. ) XXXX
- Citation
- BB-58-41-08/2023 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
- Court
- Sessions Court
- Case number
- BB-58-41-08/2023 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
The Session Court dismissed the application because it was defectively pleaded under an incorrect statutory instrument, procedurally irregular and incomplete, contained material factual inconsistencies (including contradictory affidavits and existence of a Chinese adoption certificate), lacked requisite consent from biological parents and raised residency and jurisdictional issues; further, the recognition of a foreign adoption and related legal questions are substantial and more appropriately determined by the High Court. JKM's objections were justified given its statutory remit to Malaysian…