GLORYA A/P KUPPA v 1. ) KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA 2. ) MENTERI DALAM NEGERI MALAYSIA 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

w-01a-218-05-2025 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 29 June 2026 • W-01(A)-218-05/2025 • 22 min read
25 cases cited (0 SG, 25 foreign)

Outcome

Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. The decision of the High Court dated 7 April 2025 is affirmed. [79] Given the nature of the appeal and the circumstances of the Appellant, we make no order as to costs.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) (w-01a-218-05-2025). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Citizenship by operation of law; Article 14(1)(b) of the Federal Constitution; Second Schedule, Part II, section 1(a) and section 1(e); section 19B, Second Schedule Part III, meaning of "new born child", abandoned.

Practice Areas

Constitutional Law

Judges (3)

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

Counsel (5)

Haijan Omar & Co. Firm Jabatan Peguam Negara Firm Asyraaf bin Abu Bakar Hamzah Counsel Appellant Mohd Haijan bin Omar Counsel Appellant Safiyyah binti Omar Counsel Respondent

Parties (4)

KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA Respondent Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent Menteri Dalam Negeri Malaysia Respondent Glorya a/p Kuppa Appellant

Statutes Cited

Child Act 2001 (Cap 611)
Federal Constitution
Art 15A Art 19

Cases Cited (25)

MY (25)
[1981] 2 MLJ 356 [1996] 1 AMR 2233 [1996] 2 MLJ 517 [1996] 3 CLJ 163 [2002] 2 MLJ 11 [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [2004] 6 AMR 781 [2005] 2 MLJ 1 [2017] 3 MLJ 308 [2017] 5 MLJ 662 [2017] 7 CLJ 33 [2017] 8 CLJ 16 [2017] 8 CLJ 412 [2018] 6 MLJ 548 [2020] 10 CLJ 1 [2020] 12 MLJ 67 [2020] 8 AMR 227 [2021] 3 AMR 341 [2021] 3 CLJ 1 [2021] 4 MLJ 1 [2021] 4 MLJ 236 [2021] 6 CLJ 471 [2022] 1 AMR 1 [2022] 1 CLJ 1 [2022] 1 MLJ 71

Judgment

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