LAKHWINDER SINGH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

[2025] HKCFI 6224 Court of First Instance 19 December 2025 • HCAL270/2022 • 8 min read
5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

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Parties (3)

Summary

The applicant, a 45-year-old Indian national from Punjab who entered Hong Kong illegally, 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 his paternal uncles over a land dispute following the death of his grandfather. The court considered the application on paper with oral submissions. The application for leave to apply for judicial review was dismissed.

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Cases Cited (5)

HK (5)
[2013] 1 HKC 526 [2018] HKCA 246 [2018] HKCA 328 [2018] HKCA 400 [2018] HKCA 524

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