UMAIYAH SITI AND ANOTHER V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCFI 6383 Court of First Instance 23 December 2025 • HCAL1039/2020 • 4 min read
1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign)

Judges (1)

K.W. Lung Coram

Parties (4)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Umaiyah Nabella Asmirandah Sari Applicant Umaiyah Siti Applicant

Summary

An Indonesian mother and her 15-year-old daughter jointly applied for leave to apply for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision dated 12 December 2019 dismissing their non-refoulement claims. The court found that the Board had not properly considered the merit of the case, contrary to Court of Appeal authority. Leave was granted to apply for judicial review.

Statutes Cited

Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)
Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (1)

HK (1)
(2013) 16 HKCFAR 280

Judgment

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