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On the other hand, it is argued that this is a privilege i.e. the Government may, if it wants to, bar a person from leaving the country. The highest court of the land, the Federal Court, had, on several occasions expressed some views on this. Government Of Malaysia & Ors v Loh Wai Kong [1979] 2 MLJ 33
also follows that the decision of this court in Govt of Malaysia & Ors v Loh Wai Kong [1979] 2 MLJ 33 is no longer good law. So too the decision of the Court of Appeal in Tony Pua v Ketua Imigresen Malaysia & Anor [2018] 6 MLJ 670 which relied on Loh Wai Kong. (xxiv) I therefore concur with the Chief Justice that s. 59A of the Immigration
May 29, 2024 · Loh Wai Kong v Government of Malaysia (1979) 2 MLJ 33 was a case heard in the Federal Court of Malaysia. Loh Wai Kong sought a ruling from the courts that Malaysian citizens were entitled to travel overseas as a fundamental right under Article 5 of the Constitution. The Federal Court ruled that no such right existed.
Government of Malaysia v Loh Wai Kong [1979] Loh Wai Knong applied to HC for an order directing the authority to issue him a passport. His contention 1) he had fundamental right to travel abroad, and 2) the refusal of a passport violated this right
LOH WAI KONG V GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA (1979) 2 MLJ 33 FACTS : - Mr. Loh Wai Kong was a student in Australia and married in January 1966. - On April 1975, he left Australia to come back home and, because he had been granted a Resident Visa entitling him to live permanently in Australia, his Malaysian passport was endorsed by the Australian Government with an Authority to Return valid for three ...
3 GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA & ORS V LOH WAI KONG MATERIAL FACTS 1. On April 1975 Mr. Loh Wai Kong was granted a resident visa entitling him to live permanently in Australia and the Australian Government has approved the Malaysian passport of Mr. Loh Wai Kong with a return authority valid for three years from that date. 2.
