Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Births and deaths registration

Legal area

Court

2 Aug 2023

1. ) OW MAN YAW 2. ) CHANG YON CHAU 3. ) OW CHEE SENG (BELUM DEWASA) (AYAHNYA SEBAGAI WAKIL LITIGASI) 1. ) Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) 2. ) PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA MALAYSIA

Citation

JA-24NCvC-675-07/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JA-24NCvC-675-07/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

On the evidence the court found credible indicia of collusion and commercial dealing in the child (payment to an agent, delivery outside the stated clinic, inconsistent registration records and the applicant's recorded statement), therefore the child was not established to be 'found exposed' or abandoned for the purposes of s.19B; the statutory presumption did not apply and applicants failed to prove entitlement to citizenship by operation of law under Article14(1)(b); Article15A relief is a discretionary executive power and the court will not substitute its judgment for the Federal Governmen…
15 Dec 2022

PEMPETISYEN S K Y Peguam Negara

Citation

WA-34-4-05/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-34-4-05/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Where a petitioner seeks legitimisation of a child born out of wedlock, the birth certificate is not conclusive proof of biological parentage because Section 13 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act permits the father's name to appear by acknowledgement; Legitimacy Act Section 5 authorises the Attorney General to oppose and for the Court to require verification of facts, including DNA. Therefore the Deputy Registrar was entitled to order production of a DNA report and the appeal against that order was dismissed.
13 Feb 2020

Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara Ketua Pengarah Pendaftaran Negara Kerajaan Malaysia Seorang Kanak-Kanak M.E.M.K. N.A.W. PENCELAH Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Johor

Citation

01(f)-43-09/2017(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Court

f
Case number

01(f)-43-09/2017(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)

The Registrar acted beyond statutory authority by substituting an unrelated conventional 'Bin Abdullah' instead of the actual acknowledged father's name; 'surname' under s13A BDRA includes patronymic surnames and federal registration law governs the naming; reliance on fatwas or State Islamic law cannot override or displace the BDRA in the exercise of the Registrar's federal administrative function; consequent refusal under s27(3) was unlawful and required correction.

Malaysia Case Law

1. ) OW MAN YAW 2. ) CHANG YON CHAU 3. ) OW CHEE SENG (BELUM DEWASA) (AYAHNYA SEBAGAI WAKIL LITIGASI) 1. ) Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) 2. ) PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA MALAYSIA

PEMPETISYEN S K Y Peguam Negara

Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara Ketua Pengarah Pendaftaran Negara Kerajaan Malaysia Seorang Kanak-Kanak M.E.M.K. N.A.W. PENCELAH Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Johor