FERNANDO MINHINDUKULASURIYA LALITHA RAMANI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 671 Court of Appeal 27 August 2025 • CACV42/2025 • 10 min read
8 cases cited (0 SG, 8 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Immigration Ordinance

Judges (2)

Cheng Coram G Lam Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Fernando Minhindukulasuriya Lalitha Ramani Applicant

Summary

Fernando Minhindukulasuriya Lalitha Ramani, a Sri Lankan national, appealed against the refusal of leave to judicially review the dismissal of her non-refoulement claim. The Court found no errors in the lower court's assessment and the applicant failed to show arguable grounds. The appeal was dismissed.

Statutes Cited

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

Cases Cited (8)

HK (8)
(2007) 10 HKCFAR 676 [2018] HKCA 246 [2018] HKCA 328 [2018] HKCA 400 [2018] HKCA 524 [2018] HKCA 714 [2019] HKCA 50 [2025] HKCFI 444

Cited By (1)

[2025] HKCA 1085
FERNANDO MINHINDUKULASURIYA LALITHA RAMANI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 671)