PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has granted leave for a woman, six mothers and an NGO to proceed with their legal challenge on automatic citizenship for children born overseas to Malaysian mothers with foreign spouses.
A three-judge panel, chaired by Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Justice Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim, granted the leave application here on Wednesday (Dec 14) after the respondents, represented by Senior Federal Counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambaly and Liew Horng Bin, did not object to it.
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