24 May 2022
SURESH (AKUAN LISAN) 1. ) Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia (KDRM) 2. ) JABATAN IMIGRESEN MALAYSIA 3. ) PENGARAH KOMPLEKS PENJARA BENTONG 4. ) PENGARAH DEPOT TAHANAN KEMAYAN, PAHANG 5. ) Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN)
- Citation
- CB-44-8-12/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- CB-44-8-12/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court held detention unlawful because respondents failed to establish applicant was a person 'liable to removal' under the Immigration Act (no evidence of unlawful entry or statutory basis for removal under ss31-33); s59A did not immunize detention from scrutiny of its legality in light of higher‑court authority permitting substantive review where ouster clause conflicts with constitutional review; consequently habeas corpus issued and applicant released; Registrar/authorities directed to correct birth registration as appropriate.