Nurhafizza binti Azizan
About Nurhafizza binti Azizan
Nurhafizza binti Azizan appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026). These were heard before MYCOA (2) and MYHC (2).
On the court record
The reported matters span citizenship, judicial-review timeliness and public-service work, grounded in High Court and Court of Appeal judgments.
Nurhafizza binti Azizan's reported matters are in constitutional and public law, argued for the responding side in the High Court and the Court of Appeal, often in matters of significant public interest. A constitutional decision concerned citizenship by operation of law, where an applicant sought a declaration recognising her as a Malaysian citizen and an order of certiorari, the question being whether the jus sanguinis requirement was satisfied. Appearing for the respondents, the Court of Appeal held that, absent proof of the citizenship status of the biological parents at the material time, the constitutional requirement was not met, dismissed the appeal and made no order as to costs.
Judicial review features prominently. In a Court of Appeal matter the question was whether an application for leave to bring judicial review had been filed out of time under Order 53 rule 3(6) of the Rules of Court 2012, and when the limitation period began, actual knowledge being the relevant trigger. Appearing for the respondent, the Court found the High Court judge had not erred on the facts or the law, upheld the decision and dismissed the appeal with no order as to costs. She also appeared for a respondent in a High Court application for leave to bring committal proceedings arising from the position taken in opposing leave in judicial-review proceedings.
Public-service law completes the profile. In a High Court judicial review concerning a medical officer's employment and contributions, the Court weighed the relevant considerations that must be taken into account in the exercise of a discretion and allowed the applicant's claim in several of its prayers. A thread across these decisions is the defence of public decisions and the boundaries of the citizen's remedy, from citizenship and the timeliness of judicial review to committal and public-service entitlements, argued in the High Court and before the Court of Appeal of Malaysia.
How many cases has Nurhafizza binti Azizan appeared in?
Nurhafizza binti Azizan appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026).
Which courts does Nurhafizza binti Azizan appear in?
Nurhafizza binti Azizan appears before MYCOA (2) and MYHC (2).
What is the focus of Nurhafizza binti Azizan's reported cases?
They are in constitutional and public law, including a citizenship-by-operation-of-law appeal, judicial-review questions on the timeliness of a leave application, a committal application, and a public-service judicial review over a medical officer's entitlements.
What did the Court of Appeal decide in the citizenship matter?
Appearing for the respondents, the Court held that, absent proof of the citizenship status of the biological parents at the material time, the jus sanguinis requirement was unsatisfied, dismissed the appeal and made no order as to costs.
What was the judicial-review timeliness question?
Whether the application for leave was filed out of time under Order 53 rule 3(6) of the Rules of Court 2012, with actual knowledge as the relevant trigger for the limitation period; she appeared for the respondent and the appeal was dismissed.