KARUPPANAN SHANMUGAVEL V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

The applicant, an Indian national affiliated with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party, sought leave to apply for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision dismissing his non-refoulement claim based on fear of political persecution. The applicant was absent from the hearing. Leave to apply for judicial review was refused.