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

[2024] HKDC 1529 District Court 16 September 2024 • DCCJ2909/2021 • 10 min read

7 cases cited (0 HK, 7 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Judges (1)

G. Chow Coram

Counsel (3)

Department of Justice Firm Frenki Fung Counsel Defendant M C A Lai Solicitors Llp Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

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

Case Significance

Avtar Singh v Secretary for Justice Sued for and on Behalf of Director of Immigration [2024] HKDC 1529 was decided in the District Court on 16 September 2024. The record notes two related actions against the same office, Sri Purwati Muhasim v Secretary for Justice Sued for and on Behalf of Director of Immigration [2024] HKDC 1314 and Farman v Secretary for Justice Sued for and on Behalf of Director of Immigration [2024] HKDC 1438. Avtar Singh [2024] HKDC 1529 was subsequently referenced in 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, as well as in the unrelated District Court matter Lam Shun Yuen and Another v Wong Suet Kiu and Another [2024] HKDC 2056.

What is Avtar Singh v Secretary for Justice Sued for and on Behalf of Director of Immigration [2024] HKDC 1529 about?

It is a District Court matter decided on 16 September 2024, brought against the Secretary for Justice on behalf of the Director of Immigration. The available record does not set out the court's holding or the underlying facts of the dispute in detail.

Statutes Cited

Rules of the District Court (Cap 336H)

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (7)

HK (7)

[2009] 3 HKLRD 44 [2013] 2 HKLRD 1184 [2015] 1 HKLRD 1030 [2016] 1 HKC 491 [2023] 4 HKLRD 721 [2024] HKDC 1314 [2024] HKDC 1438

Cited By (3)

[2025] HKDC 493

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

[2024] HKDC 2056

LAM SHUN YUEN AND ANOTHER V. WONG SUET KIU AND ANOTHER

[2024] HKDC 2042

TARJINDER 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 2042 District Court

29 November 2024

[2025] HKDC 493 District Court

31 March 2025

[2024] HKDC 2056 District Court

9 December 2024