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

The applicant, an illegal immigrant who had previously obtained leave for judicial review of the Board's decision rejecting his non-refoulement claim, filed a fresh application after the Board dismissed his appeal on re-assessment. The applicant had failed to attend the Board's re-assessment hearing and did not explain his absence. The court refused the extension of time and dismissed the application for leave to apply for judicial review.