FARMAN V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

[2024] HKDC 1438 District Court 30 August 2024 • DCCJ4463/2023 • 26 min read

9 cases cited (0 HK, 9 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Judges (1)

Counsel (4)

Department of Justice Firm Y M Mok & Co Firm Jess Chan, Senior Assistant Law Officer Counsel Defendant Tim Wong Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Secretary for Justice sued for and on behalf of Director of Immigration Defendant Farman Plaintiff

Case Significance

FARMAN V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION [2024] HKDC 1438 was decided by the District Court on 30 August 2024. The decision drew on the reasoning in SRI PURWATI MUHASIM V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION [2024] HKDC 1314, and no separate outcome summary is recorded for this case in the database.

It was subsequently cited in a series of related District Court matters against the Secretary for Justice and the Director of Immigration, including AVTAR SINGH V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION [2024] HKDC 1529, TARJINDER SINGH V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION [2024] HKDC 2042, and GHALAY ROMA V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION [2025] HKDC 493.

What earlier decision did FARMAN V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION draw on ([2024] HKDC 1438)?

FARMAN V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION [2024] HKDC 1438 cited SRI PURWATI MUHASIM V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION [2024] HKDC 1314, decided shortly before it by the District Court.

What later cases cited FARMAN V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION ([2024] HKDC 1438)?

It was cited in AVTAR SINGH V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION [2024] HKDC 1529 and TARJINDER SINGH V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION [2024] HKDC 2042, both later District Court immigration matters.

Statutes Cited

District Court Ordinance (Cap 336)

s 53

Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)

Labour Tribunal Ordinance

s 28(1)

Rules of the District Court (Cap 336H)

Cases Cited (9)

HK (9)

[2005] 4 HKLRD 293 [2006] 2 HKLRD 674 [2006] 2 HKLRD 761 [2015] 1 HKLRD 1030 [2023] 4 HKLRD 721 [2023] 4 HKLRD 735 [2023] HKDC 1211 [2023] HKDC 1212 [2024] HKDC 1314

Cited By (3)

[2025] HKDC 493

GHALAY ROMA V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

[2024] HKDC 2042

TARJINDER SINGH V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

[2024] HKDC 1529

AVTAR SINGH V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE SUED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 3 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2024] HKDC 1529 District Court

16 September 2024

[2024] HKDC 2042 District Court

29 November 2024

[2025] HKDC 493 District Court

31 March 2025