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2022 MarsdenLR 1211
HIGH COURT MALAYA JOHOR BAHRU
CHAN WAN YAW & ANOR – Appellant
Versus
MOHD KHAIRULHISHAM SELAMAT & ANOR – Respondent
[Judicial Review Application No: JA-25-8-03/2020]
The court ruled that the applicants lacked standing to seek judicial review as they were not adversely affected by the respondent's decision and the application was premature.
Headnote:(A) Rules of Court 2012 – Order 53 and Order 76 – Specific Relief Act 1950 – Application for judicial review for mandamus to compel issuance of IC for minor – Applicants lacked standing; application deemed premature pending further investigation by Respondents – Certiorari and mandamus requests dismissed with costs. (Paras 1-25)
(B)
Locus Standi – Requirement to show adverse effect by public decision – Applicants not 'persons adversely affected' and thus had no standing to file. (Para 13)
(C)
Procedural Impropriety – Failure to adhere to proper procedures under applicable law and rules resulted in dismissal of the application. (Paras 10-24)
Facts of the case:
Applicants sought a court order compelling registration of their daughter’s identity card based on her age, following rejection by the respondents.
Issues
: The core issues revolved around the locus standi of the applicants and the premature nature of the application.
Findings of Court:
The court found the applicants did not possess the necessary standing to apply for judicial review and that the application was premature as the respondents were still investigating.
Ratio Decidendi:
The court emphasized the necessity of demonstrating adverse impact and compliance with procedural requirements, ruling that issuance of mandamus was inappropriate under the current circumstances.
Result:
Judicial review application dismissed with costs.
[Enclosure 9 - Judicial Review]
Introduction
[1] This is an application for judicial review by the Applicants, seeking the following prayers:
(i) Mendapatkan suatu perintah bahawa kebenaran diberikan kepada Pemohon untuk membuat satu permohonan bagi mendapatkan suatu perintah bahawa Chan Chiew Kuan, yang telah mencapai umur 12 tahun, dapat didaftarkan Kad Pengenalan dan/atau Kad Pengenalan dikeluarkan oleh Defendan dan/atau sesiapa yang dipertanggungjawabkan atas yang sama, kepada beliau dalam tempoh empat belas (14) hari daripada tarikh perintah ini;
(ii) Kos dalam kausa; dan
(iii) Lain-lain relif yang sesuai dan adil serta perlu.
[2] Although crafted in an indirect way, this appears to be an application for an order of mandamus to compel the Respondents to issue a National Registration Identity Card ("IC") to one Chan Chiew Kuan, whom the applicants claim to be their daughter, upon her reaching 12 years of age.
The Applicants, however, filed their submission as though they were applying for an order of certiorari to quash the "decision" of the Respondents. However, that difference is not material to this application for reasons which will be apparent in these grounds.
Background Facts
[3] The Applicants' personal particulars are given in the statement as required by O 53 rule (3) of the Rules of 2012 (" ROC ").
The particulars are as follows:
Nama dan perihal Pemohon-pemohon:
i. Chan Wan Yaw (P) (No. K/P: 641015-06-5019)
Umur: 56 Tahun
Suami sah kepada Law Swee Neng
beralamat di No 44, Jalan Keris 27,
Taman Putri Wangsa, 81800, Ulu Tiram, Johor.
Bapa sah kepada CHAN CHIEW KUAN.
ii. Law Swee Neng (l) (No. K/P: 651120-01-5286)
Umur: 55 tahun
Isteri sah kepada Chan Wan Yaw
beralamat di No 44, Jalan Keris 27,
Taman Putri Wangsa, 81800, Ulu Tiram, Johor.
Emak sah kepada CHAN CHIEW KUAN.
[i] Relief yang diminta:
[4] Suatu perintah bahawa kebenaran diberikan kepada Pemohon-pemohon untuk membuat suatu permohonan bagi maksud mendapatkan suatu perintah bahawa Chan Chiew Kuan, sebagai seorang warganegara Malaysia yang telah mencapai umur dua belas (12) tahun, dapat didaftarkan Kad Pengenalan (MYKAD) dan/atau dikeluarkan Kad Pengenalan oleh Responden-responden dan/atau perkhidmatan-perkhidmatannya dan/atau penjawat-penjawatnya dan/atau pekerja-pekerjanya dan/atau sesiapa yang dipertanggungjawabnya atas yang sama dalam tempoh empat belas (14) hari daripada tarikh perintah.
[ii] Alasan-alasan seperti berikut:
a) Kedua Pemohon berkahwin melalui Daftar Perkahwinan yang diupacarakan di Chinese Chamber of Commerce Kulai pada 10 October 1997. Bersama-sama ini dilampirkan sesalinan Sijil Perkahwinan bertarikh 10 October 1997 No 931601 dan ditandakan sebagai "LSN-1".
b) Hasil daripada perkahwinan Pemohon-pemohon, mereka menghasilkan seorang anak perempuan bernama Chan Chiew Kuan, yang dilahirkan pada 17 March 2007 di Klinik Mesra, Batu Caves, Selangor dan didaftarkan Sijil Kelahiran pada 23 March 2007 oleh Pendaftar Besar, Kelahiran & Kematian Malaysia, melalui No. Daftar: 39621.
Bersama-sama ini dilampirkan sesalinan Sijil Kelahiran berkenaan dan ditandakan sebagai "LSN-2".
[iii] Sekitar 9 June 2019, Pemohon-pemohon telah hadir di Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara, negeri Johor, beralamat di Aras G, 1, 2 & 3 Blok 2, Kompleks Kementerian Dalam Negeri, Taman Setia Tropika, Kempas, 81200, Johor Bahru bagi maksud ingin memohon untuk didaftarkan dan dikeluarkan Kad Pengenalan anak perempuan Chan Chiew Kuan tersebut kerana telah mencapai umur 12 tahun disamping dengan menyerahkan Sijil Kelahiran anak perempuan tersebut berserta dengan penyerahan Borang permohonan tertentu sewajarnya kepada pihak JPN tersebut.
[iv] Walaubagaimanapun permohonan tersebut telah menemui dengan kegagalan dari pihak JPN tertentu dengan mereka memberikan alasan bahawa suatu siasatan perlu dibuat atas kesahihan Sijil Kelahiran anak perempuan tersebut tanpa alasan yang munasabah sambil melanggari hak asasi kemanusiaan Pemohon-pemohon dan anak perempuan tersebut sebagai wargan
