MAGENDHIRAN ARUNKUMAR V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCFI 6217 Court of First Instance 19 December 2025 • HCAL1144/2025 • 5 min read
3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign)

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Summary

The applicant, an Indian national who overstayed after entering Hong Kong as a visitor, sought leave to apply for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting his non-refoulement claim based on fear of harm from a neighbour who wanted to obtain land the applicant had inherited from his maternal grandfather. The applicant was absent at the hearing. Leave to apply for judicial review was refused.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2013] 1 HKC 526 [2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022

Judgment

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