27 Nov 2025
DANG THI VAN 1. ) kementerian dalam negeri, malaysia 2. ) Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN)
- Citation
- JA-24NCvC-83-01/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- JA-24NCvC-83-01/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
At the time of birth the child was illegitimate because parents were not married; by Section 17 Part III Second Schedule references to father/parent for an illegitimate child are to be read as references to the mother, who is a Vietnamese citizen; therefore the child did not satisfy the requirement of having a parent who was a Malaysian citizen at birth under Article 14(1)(b) read with Part II Second Schedule and is not a Malaysian by operation of law; the originating summons was also procedurally defective in failing to state the precise legal provision relied upon, but the substantive findi…