KULAPU WADUGE CHANDRANI SILVA V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 393 Court of Appeal 5 June 2025 • CACV515/2024 • 8 min read
3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign)

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Immigration Ordinance

Judges (2)

Cheng Coram Chow Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Kulapu Waduge Chandrani Silva Applicant

Summary

Kulapu Waduge Chandrani Silva, a Sri Lankan national, appealed the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of her non-refoulement claim. 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 (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2024] HKCFI 3079

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 393)