JAVED ZAKIR V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 669 Court of Appeal 27 August 2025 • CACV39/2025 • 9 min read

6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Immigration Ordinance

Judges (2)

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Javed Zakir Applicant

Summary

Javed Zakir, a Pakistani national, appealed against the refusal of leave to judicially review the dismissal of his non-refoulement claim by the Torture Claims Appeal Board. The Court of Appeal found no errors in the Judge's assessment and no arguable grounds. The appeal was dismissed.

Statutes Cited

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)

s 8

Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)

Cases Cited (6)

UK (1)

[1954] 1 WLR 1489

HK (5)

[2018] HKCA 524 [2018] HKCA 714 [2019] HKCA 50 [2019] HKCA 669 [2025] HKCFI 118

Cited By (1)

[2025] HKCA 1083

JAVED ZAKIR V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 669)