A five-member bench of the Federal Court is expected to hear an appeal by the National Registration Department, its director-general and the government regarding the controversial "bin Abdullah" case.

Besides affecting the parents and their eight-year-old child from Johor, the decision on this case would also be binding on children who are in a similar situation.

This includes 20 couples who were granted amici curiae (friends of the court) status by the apex court last month...