ELAINE LEONG EE LING v 1. ) PENDAFTAR BESAR WARGANEGARA 2. ) MENTERI DALAM NEGERI MALAYSIA 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

w-01a-614-09-2024 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 9 June 2026 • W-01(A)-614-09/2024 • 40 min read
18 cases cited (0 SG, 18 foreign)

Catchwords

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Citizenship – Operation of Law - Application for an order of declaration for the applicant to be recognized as a citizen of Malaysia - order of certiorari to quash the First Respondent’s Decision on 22nd February 2023 – an order for MyKad identification card to be issued – Requirement of citizenship – Whether requirements of jus soli and jus sanguinis fulfilled – Identity of child’s biological parents unknown – Failure to determine lineage of child – Whether requirements stipulated in art. 14(1)(b) of the Federal Constitution read with s. 1(e) Part II Second Schedule of Federal Constitution has been complied with.

Judges (3)

Azhahari Kamal bin Ramli Coram Faizah binti Jamaludin Delivered Hayatul Akmal binti Abdul Aziz Delivered

Counsel (8)

Attorney General's Chamber Firm Daim & Gamany Firm Imtiyaz Wizni Aufa Binti Othman Counsel Respondent Latheefa Koya Counsel Appellant N. Surendran Counsel Appellant Nurhafizza binti Azizan Counsel Respondent Shahid Adli Bin Kamarudin Counsel Appellant Wan Nabilah Dina Binti Wan Zamri Counsel Appellant

Parties (4)

Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent Menteri Dalam Negeri Malaysia Respondent PENDAFTAR BESAR WARGANEGARA Respondent Elaine Leong Ee Ling Appellant

Statutes Cited

Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 (Cap 299)
s 27(3)
Federal Constitution
Interpretation Act
s 3

Cases Cited (18)

MY (18)
[1975] 2 MLJ 168 [1976] 2 MLJ 58 [1981] 1 MLJ 29 [2009] 5 MLJ 301 [2010] 2 MLJ 285 [2010] 4 CLJ 133 [2016] 7 MLJ 717 [2017] 3 MLJ 308 [2017] 5 MLJ 662 [2017] 7 CLJ 33 [2018] 6 MLJ 548 [2019] 8 CLJ 865 [2021] 4 MLJ 236 [2022] 1 CLJ 23 [2022] 1 MLJ 398 [2022] 1 MLJ 7 [2022] 1 MLJ 71 [2024] 9 MLJ 861

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