MOHAMMAD SANA ULLAH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 1081 Court of Appeal 19 December 2025 • CAMP112/2025 • 3 min read

2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 1081, Court of Appeal, decided 19 December 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Au Coram Chow Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Mohammad Sana Ullah Applicant

Case Significance

MOHAMMAD SANA ULLAH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCA 1081 engaged the Immigration Ordinance alongside section 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance, following [2024] HKCFI 2588 and [2025] HKCFI 628 in the Court of First Instance. The Court of Appeal refused leave, holding: "leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed."

Summary

Non-refoulement claimant applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal following the Court of Appeal's dismissal of the judicial review appeal. The applicant failed to demonstrate any error in the judgment or raise any question of great general or public importance. The application was dismissed.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Mohammad Sana Ullah v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2025] HKCA 1081?

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal and dismissed the Notice of Motion, applying section 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance and the Immigration Ordinance, after earlier Court of First Instance rulings in [2024] HKCFI 2588 and [2025] HKCFI 628.