ISHTIAQ MUHAMMAD V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 497 Court of Appeal 5 June 2025 • CACV505/2024 • 9 min read
3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign) Cited by 1 case

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 Ishtiaq Muhammad Applicant

Summary

Non-refoulement case in the Court of Appeal involving an unrepresented applicant who appealed the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision. The Board had upheld the Director of Immigration's rejection. The appeal was dismissed.

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 3093

Cited By (1)

[2025] HKCA 991
RE ISHTIAQ MUHAMMAD

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 497)