1. ) KAM CHOI FOONG 2. ) CHONG AH CHYE v 1. ) KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA 2. ) MENTERI DALAM NEGERI MALAYSIA 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

wa-24-59-10-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 November 2023 • WA-24-59-10/2022 • 15 min read

3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign)

Catchwords

Constitutional Law — Citizenship by operation of law — Citizenship by operation of law by virtue of s 1(a) of Part II read together with s 19B of Part III of Second Schedule of Federal Constitution — Child born in hospital in Malaysia — Identity of birth mother unknown — Malaysian citizen couple adopted abandoned child — Birth certificate stated child as non-citizen —‘Any newborn child found exposed in any place’ — Whether child entitled to citizenship by operation of law — Federal Constitution Second Schedule, Part III, s 19B Constitutional Law — Citizenship by operation of law — Citizenship by operation of law by virtue of s 1(e) read together with s 2(3) of the Second Schedule of the Federal Constitution – “Not born a citizen of any country” – Meaning

Practice Areas

Constitutional Law

Judges (1)

Wan Ahmad Farid bin Wan Salleh Delivered

Counsel (6)

Caroline SS Goh Law Chambers Firm Caroline Goh Seow Siang Counsel Plaintiff Farah Shuhada Binti Ramli Counsel Defendant Kogilambigai Muthusamy Counsel Defendant Matt Wong Counsel Plaintiff Nik Isfahanie Tasnim W.Ab Rahman Counsel Defendant

Parties (5)

KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA Respondent Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent Menteri Dalam Negeri Malaysia Respondent Chong Ah Chye Applicant Kam Choi Foong Applicant

Statutes Cited

Federal Constitution

Second Schedule of the Federal Constitution (Cap N/A)

s 2(3)

Cases Cited (3)

MY (3)

[2017] 5 MLJ 662 [2021] 4 MLJ 236 [2022] 1 MLJ 71

Judgment

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