MalayMail-Dec 14
The Federal Court today decided that Malaysian mothers will be able to proceed with their legal challenge against Malaysia’s discriminatory laws, which had deprived their overseas-born children from automatically becoming Malaysian citizens. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel led by Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim granted leave for the Malaysian mothers to proceed with their appeal. The other Federal Court judges on the panel are Datuk Vernon Ong Lam Kiat and Datuk Mary Lim Thiam Suan. The Federal Court was hearing two applications for leave to appeal in two similar citizenship cases, and allowed both cases to proceed to have their appeal heard by the Federal Court. The first case involves an application to appeal by six Malaysian mothers and advocacy group Family Frontiers for leave to appeal against the Malaysian government, home minister and the National Registration Department (NRD) director-general. The second bid for appeal is by Mahisha Sulaiha Abdul Majeed, a 25-year-old woman — born to a Malaysian mother and Indian national father in India — who wanted to be declared a Malaysian citizen, but has been unsuccessful in the courts so far. Read more at: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/12/14/federal-court-allows-malaysian-mothers-to-pursue-appeal-for-automatic-citizenship-for-their-overseas-born-children/45151
