1. ) LIM YONG KIM 2. ) LEONG SIEW CHAN (P) 3. ) LIM YONG KIM (WAKIL LITIGASI KEPADA LIM WEI QI BELUM DEWASA) v 1. ) Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2. ) PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA MALAYSIA

jb-24ncvc-308-06-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 17 November 2025 • JB-24NCvC-308-06/2024 • 9 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Catchwords

Constitutional Law: - Citizenship by operation of law – Illegitimate child – Whether an illegitimate child at the time of birth qualifies for citizenship by operation of law – Federal Constitution, Art 14(1)(b). Family Law – Children – Adoption – Whether making of adoption order entitled adopted child to be registered as Malaysian citizen as of right and/or by operation of law – Federal Constitution, art 14(1)(b) – no retrospective effect of legitimacy. Words and Phrases: “any newborn child found exposed in any place” – Section 19B of Part III of Second Schedule of Federal Constitution – Whether birth mother presumed to be Malaysian – Whether child entitled to citizenship by operation of law by virtue of s. 1(a) of Part II read together with s. 19B Part III of Second Schedule of Federal Constitution.

Practice Areas

Constitutional Law: Family Law

Judges (1)

Kalyana Kumar Sockalingam Delivered

Counsel (4)

Alvin's Chang Chamber Firm Melaka State Legal Advisor Office Firm Alvin Chang Teck Kiam Counsel Applicant Norafiah binti Saini Counsel Respondent

Parties (4)

Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Dalam Negeri Respondent PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA MALAYSIA Respondent Leong Siew Chan Applicant Lim Yong Kim Applicant

Case Significance

1. ) LIM YONG KIM 2. ) LEONG SIEW CHAN (P) 3. ) LIM YONG KIM (WAKIL LITIGASI ... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated November 17, 2025 (citation: jb-24ncvc-308-06-2024). The case was decided by Kalyana Kumar Sockalingam.

What was the outcome of 1. ) LIM YONG KIM 2. ) LEONG SIEW CHAN (P) 3. ) LIM YONG KIM (WAKIL LITIGASI ...?

1. ) LIM YONG KIM 2. ) LEONG SIEW CHAN (P) 3. ) LIM YONG KIM (WAKIL LITIGASI ... is a High Court decision dated November 17, 2025. The case was heard by Kalyana Kumar Sockalingam. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Federal Constitution
Art 31

Cases Cited (6)

MY (6)
[2017] 7 CLJ 33 [2018] 1 MLJ 307 [2021] 6 CLJ 471 [2022] 1 CLJ 1 [2022] MLJU 2237 [2023] MLJU 2486

Judgment

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