18 Nov 2025
1. ) LIM YONG KIM 2. ) LEONG SIEW CHAN (P) 3. ) LIM YONG KIM (WAKIL LITIGASI KEPADA LIM WEI QI BELUM DEWASA) 1. ) Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2. ) PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA MALAYSIA
- Citation
- JB-24NCvC-308-06/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- JB-24NCvC-308-06/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The originating summons is dismissed because, applying the binding Federal Court interpretation of Section 17, the 3rd Applicant was illegitimate at birth so parentage for citizenship follows the mother; the mother is not shown to be a Malaysian citizen or permanently resident, adoption does not retroactively alter legitimacy or confer citizenship at birth, and Section 19B's presumption of a permanently resident mother does not apply on the facts (child was not abandoned and there is information identifying the mother).