PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Federal Court in a majority 4-3 decision has ruled that a Muslim child conceived out of wedlock cannot bear his father's name.
The seven-member bench led by Court of Appeal President Datuk Rohana Yusuf allowed partly the appeal brought by the National Registration Department (NRD), its director-general, and the government to set aside the appellate court's decision.
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