1. ) KOH MING FAI 2. ) LIANG HUAMEI v KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA
wa-24ncvc-2776-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 January 2026 • WA-24NCvC-2776-07/2024 • 21 min read
4 cases cited
(0 SG, 4 foreign)
Catchwords
Family law — Child born during subsistence of marriage — Presumption of legitimacy under s 112 Evidence Act 1950 — DNA evidence confirming biological father — Whether rectification of civil register permissible — Distinction between legitimacy and biological paternity Evidence law — Conclusive proof under s 112 Evidence Act 1950 — Scope and effect — Whether DNA evidence admissible in non-adversarial context — Consent of former husband Civil registration — Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 ss 4, 7, 8, 13, 13A, 15, 27, 28 — Registrar-General’s duty to maintain accurate records — Administrative nature of registration — Rectification of particulars of parentage Surname change — s 13A Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 — Whether surname of legitimate child must follow legal father — Administrative power to update records — Welfare considerations — Alignment with biological parentage and family unit Citizenship — Federal Constitution art 14(1)(b) — Child’s citizenship by operation of law — Whether change of surname affects citizenship status — Construction of “father” as biological father Welfare of child — Paramount consideration — Holistic welfare analysis — Consent of all parental figures — Identity, belonging, and family unity — Best interests served by rectification
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Statutes Cited
Cases Cited (4)
MY (4)
[2021] 4 MLJ 236 [2022] 1 MLJ 398 [2023] 12 MLJ 648 [2024] 8 CLJ 359
Judgment
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