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

[2025] HKCA 84 Court of Appeal 13 February 2025 • CACV422/2024 • 11 min read
7 cases cited (0 SG, 7 foreign)

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Immigration Ordinance

Judges (2)

Chow Coram Lisa Wong Coram

Parties (3)

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

Summary

Rohit Kumar appealed against the refusal of leave to judicially review the Torture Claims Appeal Board's dismissal of his non-refoulement claim. The Court found the applicant's grounds were general assertions unsupported by evidence or case-specific particulars. The appeal was dismissed.

Statutes Cited

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

Cases Cited (7)

HK (7)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2019] HKCA 1327 [2019] HKCA 20 [2020] HKCA 244 [2021] HKCA 223 [2024] HKCFI 2398

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 84)