KUALA LUMPUR: The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed the attempt by the National Registration Department (NRD) to stay rulings that a Muslim child conceived out of wedlock can now take his or her father’s surname.
Court of Appeal judge Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat held that the panel felt that there were no special circumstances to grant a stay.
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