TAMANG UTTAR KUMAR V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 33 Court of Appeal 2 January 2025 • CACV312/2024 • 11 min read
18 cases cited (0 SG, 18 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Immigration Ordinance

Judges (2)

Barma Coram Cheng Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Tamang Uttar Kumar Applicant

Summary

Tamang Uttar Kumar, a Nepalese national, appealed the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of his non-refoulement claim based on alleged threats from Maoists. The Court of Appeal found no error in the lower court's assessment and dismissed the appeal.

Statutes Cited

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)
s 8
Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)

Cases Cited (18)

HK (18)
(2004) 7 HKCFAR 187 [2013] 1 HKC 526 [2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 15 [2018] HKCA 152 [2018] HKCA 160 [2018] HKCA 162 [2018] HKCA 163 [2018] HKCA 17 [2018] HKCA 176 [2018] HKCA 178 [2018] HKCA 246 [2018] HKCA 328 [2018] HKCA 37 [2018] HKCA 400 [2018] HKCA 524 [2018] HKCA 549 [2024] HKCFI 1931

Cited By (1)

[2025] HKCA 289
RE TAMANG UTTAR KUMAR

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 33)