14 Nov 2023
1. ) KAM CHOI FOONG 2. ) CHONG AH CHYE 1. ) KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA 2. ) MENTERI DALAM NEGERI MALAYSIA 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia
- Citation
- WA-24-59-10/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-24-59-10/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The court found the child was not 'found exposed' because the woman who handed the child was known to witnesses and the facts indicated a commercial babysitting arrangement rather than abandonment; therefore s 19B did not apply and s 1(a) failed. The plaintiffs also failed to prove the child 'was not born a citizen of any country' at birth required by s 1(e)/s 2(3). Accordingly both statutory bases for citizenship failed and the application was dismissed.