Federal Court to deliver decision over NRD's appeal on Nov 22 in 'bin Abdullah' case


  • Nation
  • Friday, 16 Nov 2018

KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Court has fixed next week to deliver its decision on an appeal by the National Registration Department (NRD) to determine whether a Muslim child conceived out of wedlock can use the father's name instead of "bin Abdullah".

When contacted Friday (Nov 16), counsel Nizam Bashir, who acted for a Muslim couple involved in the case, said they had been notified by the Federal Court registrar that the decision will be on Nov 22.

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