6 Nov 2025
1. ) HARI KRSHNAN A/L S.K. PUVANESWARAN 2. ) MEGHANA A/P POOVANESWARAN 1. ) KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA 2. ) MENTERI DALAM NEGERI MALAYSIA 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia
- Citation
- BA-24-18-07/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- BA-24-18-07/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Plaintiffs failed to prove the child is a Malaysian citizen by operation of law: the presumption in Section 19B did not apply because the facts indicated a planned surrender rather than a newborn "found exposed" and the identity/status of the biological mother was not established as permanently resident in Malaysia; for an illegitimate child citizenship follows the biological mother and adoption does not convert adoptive parents into the relevant 'parents' under Part II Section 1(a); claim dismissed.