NRD - Father of Illegitimate Child

LEOW FOOK KEONG v. PENDAFTAR BESAR BAGI KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN MALAYSIA, JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA, MALAYSIA & ANOR

LEOW FOOK KEONG (L) (NRIC NO.: 781103-05-5093)... APPELLANTAND1. PENDAFTAR BESAR BAGI KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN MALAYSIA, JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA, MALAYSIA 2. LIAU CHIN YEN (P) (NRIC NO.: 820717-05-5070)... RESPONDENTS

FEDERAL COURT, PUTRAJAYA

TENGKU MAIMUN TUAN MAT CJ; MOHD ZAWAWI SALLEH FCJ; MARY LIM FCJ

[CIVIL APPEAL NO: 01(f)-1-01-2019(W)]

18 NOVEMBER 2021

The National Registration Department is under a statutory duty to record the particulars of the natural father of an illegitimate child and to correct and update such records, when evidence and undisputed facts are available. When a child is fully aware of who his biological father is, the information ought to be reflected in the public record, that is the register. The true status of the child ought to be corrected to reflect accurate information as regards the biological father, as required by the scheme of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 .

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