LEOW FOOK KEONG (L) v PENDAFTAR BESAR BAGI KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN MALAYSIA, JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA, MALAYSIA & 1 LAGI

01f-1-01-2019w Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 29 September 2021 • 01(f)-1-01/2019(W)

Catchwords

This case brings to the fore, once again, the role and duty of the Registrar-General of Births and Deaths [the Registrar-General], the 1st respondent in this appeal, and the status of records of new lives and the passing of such lives in the register and indices maintained by the Registrar-General. As we see it, the register is a public record, accessible on terms, while the Registrar-General’s role is necessarily facilitative, objectively exercised. This case and its peculiar facts illustrate that understanding. Had that role and duty been properly appreciated from the outset, a substantial amount of misconception and angst would have been avoided.

Practice Areas

This case brings to the fore, once again, the role and duty of the Registrar-General of Births and Deaths the Registrar-General, the 1st respondent in this appeal, and the status of records of new lives and the passing of such lives in the register and indices maintained by the Registrar-General. As we see it, the register is a public record, accessible on terms, while the Registrar-General’s role is necessarily facilitative, objectively exercised. This case and its peculiar facts illustrate that understanding. Had that role and duty been properly appreciated from the outset, a substantial amount of misconception and angst would have been avoided.

Judges (3)

Mary Lim Thiam Suan Coram Mohd Zawawi bin Salleh Coram Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat Delivered

Parties (2)

PENDAFTAR BESAR BAGI KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN MALAYSIA, JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA, MALAYSIA Respondent Leow Fook Keong Appellant

Case Significance

LEOW FOOK KEONG (L) v PENDAFTAR BESAR BAGI KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN MALAYSIA, J... is a Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) decision dated September 29, 2021 (citation: 01f-1-01-2019w). The panel comprised Mary Lim Thiam Suan, Mohd Zawawi bin Salleh and Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat, with Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat delivering the judgment.

What was the outcome of LEOW FOOK KEONG (L) v PENDAFTAR BESAR BAGI KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN MALAYSIA, J...?

LEOW FOOK KEONG (L) v PENDAFTAR BESAR BAGI KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN MALAYSIA, J... is a Federal Court decision dated September 29, 2021. The case was heard by Mary Lim Thiam Suan. See the full judgment for details.