RE IMRAN ISHTIAQ LONE
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal.
Source: [2025] HKCA 125, Court of Appeal, decided 18 February 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
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Case Significance
RE IMRAN ISHTIAQ LONE [2025] HKCA 125 is a Court of Appeal decision dismissing an appeal arising from the non-refoulement judicial review ruling in IMRAN ISHTIAQ LONE V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2024] HKCFI 2416. The court held that 'we dismiss the appeal,' in a judgment engaging the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, section 8, the Immigration Ordinance, the Rules of the High Court, and referring to the earlier authority at [2018] HKCA 524.
Summary
Pakistani national Imran Ishtiaq Lone appealed against the refusal of extension of time for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's refusal to allow the late filing of his notice of appeal. The applicant's non-refoulement claim was originally rejected by the Director of Immigration. The appeal was dismissed.
What did the Court of Appeal decide in RE IMRAN ISHTIAQ LONE [2025] HKCA 125?
The Court of Appeal held that 'we dismiss the appeal,' upholding the Court of First Instance's non-refoulement judicial review decision in IMRAN ISHTIAQ LONE V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2024] HKCFI 2416.
Which ordinances are engaged in RE IMRAN ISHTIAQ LONE [2025] HKCA 125?
The judgment engages the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, section 8, the Immigration Ordinance, and the Rules of the High Court, in dismissing the appeal from the non-refoulement ruling recorded at [2024] HKCFI 2416.
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Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 125)