JUDGMENT

Amarjeet Singh Serjit Singh J:

Introduction

[1] The applicant is 38 years old. He was bom on 24 February 1987. His birth certificate states that he is not a citizen. He brought these proceedings to quash part of the decision in letter dated 30 January 2024 issued by the Perak branch of the National Registration Department ("NRD") However, his real relief is that he is a citizen by operation of law pursuant to art 14(1)(b) read with s 1(b) or s 1(e) of Part II of the Second Schedule of the Federal Constitution. The other reliefs are merely consequential to the main relief.

[2] On 19 May 2025, I dismissed the application with no order as to costs.

[3] For the sake of brevity, unless otherwise stated, all references in this judgment to "Articles" and "Second Schedule" are to that of the Federal Constitution. Similarly, and unless otherwise stated, any references to Part II or Part III are to that of the Second Schedule of the Federal Constitution.

The Facts

[4] On 2 March 2011, the informant of the applicant's birth, Pugialainthy a/l Ramachandran, submitted a Late Birth Registration Application. Based on the NRD's records and interviews are the following facts:

(i) the informant who