1. ) Wong Kin Mun 2. ) Leh Ngien Tai 3. ) Wong Hao Ming v 1. ) KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA 2. ) KETUA SETIAUSAHA KEMENTERIAN DALAM NEGERI 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

wa-25-142-04-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 29 April 2026 • WA-25-142-04/2024 • 26 min read
13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign)

Outcome

) to provide the status update that, on 21.4.2026, the Court of Appeal had dismissed the appeal in Tan Kar Chai.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-25-142-04-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Whether P3 was born within the Federation - Whether P3 was not born a citizen of any country - Whether P3 acquired any citizenship within one year after birth

Practice Areas

Constitutional Law

Judges (1)

Aliza binti Sulaiman Delivered

Counsel (5)

Attorney General's Chambers Firm Shang & Co. Firm Ainna Sherina Saipolamin Counsel Defendant Chris Chin Shang Yoon Counsel Plaintiff Karamveer Singh Gill Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (6)

KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA Respondent Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Dalam Negeri Respondent Leh Ngien Tai Applicant Wong Hao Ming Applicant Wong Kin Mun Applicant

Statutes Cited

Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957
s 36(b)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
s 103
Federal Constitution
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (13)

MY (13)
[1953] 1 MLJ 171 [2000] 2 MLJ 29 [2008] 3 MLJ 625 [2008] 5 CLJ 42 [2016] 7 MLJ 717 [2017] 3 MLJ 308 [2017] 5 MLJ 662 [2018] 6 MLJ 548 [2021] 3 CLJ 301 [2021] 4 MLJ 236 [2022] 1 CLJ 1 [2022] 6 CLJ 274 [2023] 3 CLJ 243

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-25-142-04-2024)