1. ) LIEW SZE YIT 2. ) DOUGLAS LIEW v 1. ) PENDAFTAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN 2. ) PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN 3. ) KETUA PENGARAH PENDAFTARAN NEGARA 4. ) MENTERI DALAM NEGERI 5. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA

wa-25-313-08-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 16 December 2025 • WA-25-313-08/2024 • 16 min read
13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign)

Catchwords

Whether there was a fatal misalignment between the challenged “decision” and the reliefs sought - Whether there was an arguable case under Article 14(1)(b) of the Federal Constitution - Whether there was circumvention of Article 15A of the Federal Constitution and an abuse of the judicial review process

Judges (1)

Aliza binti Sulaiman Delivered

Counsel (4)

Wong & Co Firm Lee Min Yau Counsel Applicant Marcus Lee Counsel Applicant Syahriah Shapiee Counsel Respondent

Parties (7)

KETUA PENGARAH PENDAFTARAN NEGARA Respondent Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent MENTERI DALAM NEGERI Respondent PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN Respondent PENDAFTAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN Respondent Douglas Liew Applicant Liew Sze Yit Applicant

Case Significance

1. ) LIEW SZE YIT 2. ) DOUGLAS LIEW v 1. ) PENDAFTAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN 2... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated December 16, 2025 (citation: wa-25-313-08-2024). The case was decided by Aliza binti Sulaiman.

What was the outcome of 1. ) LIEW SZE YIT 2. ) DOUGLAS LIEW v 1. ) PENDAFTAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN 2...?

1. ) LIEW SZE YIT 2. ) DOUGLAS LIEW v 1. ) PENDAFTAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN 2... is a High Court decision dated December 16, 2025. The case was heard by Aliza binti Sulaiman. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957
s 4
Federal Constitution
Art 14 Art 15A Art 18
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (13)

UK (1)
[1982] AC 617
MY (12)
[1983] 1 CLJ 130 [1990] 3 MLJ 228 [2006] 5 MLJ 60 [2012] 4 CLJ 478 [2016] 1 MLJ 544 [2017] 4 MLJ 656 [2019] 1 MLJ 307 [2020] 3 MLJ 114 [2020] 5 MLJ 207 [2021] 4 MLJ 236 [2022] 1 MLJ 71 [2025] MLJU 4674

Judgment

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