21 Feb 2023
1. ) CHONG SIEW THAI 2. ) CHONG LIEN HUAT Pendaftar Besar Kelahiran Dan Kematian Malaysia
- Citation
- JA-24NCvC-58-01/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- JA-24NCvC-58-01/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court found on the evidence that CCY was a newborn found exposed/abandoned, that section 19B presumption applied and Defendant failed to rebut the presumption that the biological mother was permanently resident in Malaysia; therefore CCY acquired Malaysian citizenship by operation of law under Article 14(1)(b) read with s.1(a) Part II Second Schedule and s.19B; adoption order does not itself confer citizenship; procedural objection on intitulement was dismissed.