11-15-2021, 02:49 PM
KL High Court trashes govt’s bid against M’sian mothers conferring citizenship to kids born abroad
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KUALA LUMPUR – The high court here has dismissed the government’s bid to stay the September 9 decision on granting Malaysian mothers equal rights to confer citizenship to their children born overseas.
Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir also ordered a cost of RM5,000 be paid to all plaintiffs as Malaysian government’s bid was “unnecessary”.
However, the government still has a pending appeal filed on September 9 at the Court of Appeal on the original high court ruling.
In a statement, Family Frontiers – an organisation representing the affected mothers – said it is appalled that the government in its submission stated that there is no prejudice to the mothers in allowing the stay.
On this, the judge said the “hardships faced by the mothers are current hardships and they have waited long enough”.
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Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir also ordered a cost of RM5,000 be paid to all plaintiffs as Malaysian government’s bid was “unnecessary”.
However, the government still has a pending appeal filed on September 9 at the Court of Appeal on the original high court ruling.
In a statement, Family Frontiers – an organisation representing the affected mothers – said it is appalled that the government in its submission stated that there is no prejudice to the mothers in allowing the stay.
On this, the judge said the “hardships faced by the mothers are current hardships and they have waited long enough”.
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