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

[2025] HKCFI 6022 Court of First Instance 24 December 2025 • HCAL640/2021 • 5 min read
3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign)

Judges (1)

Parties (3)

Summary

The applicant, a Pakistani national, sought leave to apply for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting his non-refoulement claim. He claimed to have a land dispute with a person associated with PML(N), the ruling party in Pakistan, and was beaten and threatened with death. The applicant was absent from the hearing and the application was dismissed.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
(2007) 10 HKCFAR 676 [2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 524

Judgment

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