Table of Content
1. facts surrounding the adoption and citizenship issue. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. arguments relating to citizenship by operation of law. (Para 5 , 6 , 14)
3. arguments regarding the child's citizenship by adoption. (Para 7)
4. legal requisites for citizenship under article 14. (Para 8 , 17 , 21 , 24)
5. citizenship provisions in the federal constitution. (Para 9)
6. court's interpretation of citizenship requirements. (Para 10 , 11 , 16 , 20 , 25)
7. adoption order's implications on citizenship requirements. (Para 12 , 13 , 15)
8. court's analysis on lawful parent definition and adoption. (Para 18 , 19 , 22)
9. welfare of the child versus strict citizenship criteria. (Para 23)

This is an application for judicial review made under O 53 of the Rules of the High 1980 (RHC), seeking for an order of certiorari to quash the decision of the respondent. The application also sought for a declaration that, Foo Shi Wen is a citizen by operation of law following an Adoption Order made by the High Court under the Adoption Act 1952 .

Brief facts

[1] The facts leading to this application are these. The applicant is a Malaysian Citizen. In September 2004, he started a relationship with a Thai l

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