{"id":6069,"date":"2026-02-01T08:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/?p=6069"},"modified":"2026-02-01T08:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:08:13","slug":"discovery-application-high-court-orders-jpn-to-disclose-family-tree-statutory-right-overrides-administrative-secrecy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/discovery-application-high-court-orders-jpn-to-disclose-family-tree-statutory-right-overrides-administrative-secrecy\/","title":{"rendered":"DISCOVERY APPLICATION \u2013 HIGH COURT ORDERS JPN TO DISCLOSE FAMILY TREE \u2014 STATUTORY RIGHT OVERRIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SECRECY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1. Summary and Facts:<\/strong>
V Kalanathan a\/l Veeran v Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) & Ors [2025] 12 MLJ 529 concerns on the applicant owned a half of property, while the other co-owner had died in 2019. Since then, no one had applied for letters of administration, and the applicant who claimed to be the deceased\u2019s nephew did not know who her lawful beneficiaries were. His initial attempt to be appointed as administrator was rejected because he could not prove he was the only person entitled to apply. He then applied for discovery against JPN under O 24 r 7A Rules of Court 2012 (\u201cROC 2012\u201d), seeking the deceased\u2019s family tree information. JPN objected on the grounds of including confidentiality, official secrets, lack of prior request, restriction by its internal circular, and that the application was a fishing expedition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Legal Issues:<\/strong>
\u2022 Whether JPN must disclose the deceased\u2019s family tree as a discoverable document.
\u2022 Whether the information is blocked by JPN\u2019s internal circular.
\u2022 Whether the prior request is necessary before applying O 24 r 7A ROC for discovery.
\u2022 Whether the application was a \u201cfishing expedition\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Court\u2019s Findings:<\/strong>
\u2022 The High Court allowed the application for discovery and ordered JPN to disclose the deceased\u2019s full family tree.
\u2022 The information in JPN\u2019s register is defined as document under O 1 r 4(1) ROC 2012 & Evidence Act 1950.
\u2022 The JPN Circular 15\/2020 does not override statutory rights under ss 6(1) & 31 Births & Death Registration Act 1957 as the circular only applies to enforcement agencies.
\u2022 The information is relevant and necessary to determine lawful beneficiaries and to obtain LOA.
\u2022 The application is not a fishing expedition because the deceased\u2019s identity and death certificate were known.
\u2022 It is no requirement for prior request before applying O 24 r 7A ROC 2012 for discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Practical Implications:<\/strong>
This judgment affirms the several principle of laws including:
\u2022 Courts will compel public bodies like JPN to disclose data if it is necessary for administering justice.
\u2022 JPN Circular 15\/2020 cannot limit statutory rights under the Births & Death Registration Act.
\u2022 Application for discovery under O 24 r 7 is applicable in the case to request certified searches under s 31 of the Births & Deaths Registration Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In V Kalanathan a\/l Veeran v Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) & Ors [2025] 12 MLJ 529, the High Court directed JPN to disclose the family tree details of a deceased co-proprietor to assist in probate proceedings. The Court held that such information, recorded in JPN\u2019s digital registers, constitutes a \u201cdocument\u201d under Order 24 rule 7A ROC 2012 and is not an official secret in the absence of a valid OSA certification. JPN\u2019s reliance on internal circulars was rejected, as statutory rights under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 cannot be curtailed by administrative policy. The ruling reinforces that discovery against government agencies is permissible where necessary to ensure the fair disposal of proceedings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2997],"tags":[3759,3761,3760,3758],"class_list":["post-6069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-civil-procedure","tag-discovery-application","tag-family-tree-evidence","tag-jpn-records","tag-letters-of-administration"],"yoast_head":"\nDISCOVERY APPLICATION \u2013 HIGH COURT ORDERS JPN TO DISCLOSE FAMILY TREE \u2014 STATUTORY RIGHT OVERRIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SECRECY | Yew Huoi, How & Associates | Leading Malaysia Law Firm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In V Kalanathan a\/l Veeran v Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) & Ors [2025] 12 MLJ 529, the High Court directed JPN to disclose the family tree details of a deceased co-proprietor to assist in probate proceedings. 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