AMIT V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

[2025] HKCFI 6358 Court of First Instance 22 December 2025 • HCAL1296/2020 • 8 min read
5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Judges (1)

Parties (3)

Summary

The applicant, a 28-year-old Indian national who entered Hong Kong illegally, sought leave to apply for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision dismissing his non-refoulement claim based on fear of harm from a fellow villager over a personal dispute and from the family of a murder victim killed by his brother. The court found his grounds lacked merit. Leave to apply for judicial review was refused.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (5)

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

Judgment

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