RE NANA RIYANI
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal.
Source: [2025] HKCA 131, Court of Appeal, decided 21 February 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
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Case Significance
RE NANA RIYANI [2025] HKCA 131 is a Court of Appeal decision dismissing an appeal arising from the non-refoulement judicial review ruling in NANA RIYANI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2024] HKCFI 1009. The court held that 'we dismiss the appeal,' in a judgment engaging the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, section 8, and referring to the earlier authority at [2018] HKCA 524. The matter recurs under the same name in the later decision RE NANA RIYANI [2025] HKCA 355.
Summary
Indonesian national Nana Riyani appealed against the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting her non-refoulement claim. The applicant consented to the appeal being determined on the papers. The appeal was dismissed.
What did the Court of Appeal decide in RE NANA RIYANI [2025] HKCA 131?
The Court of Appeal held that 'we dismiss the appeal,' upholding the Court of First Instance's non-refoulement judicial review decision in NANA RIYANI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2024] HKCFI 1009.
Which ordinance provision is engaged in RE NANA RIYANI [2025] HKCA 131?
The judgment engages the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, section 8, in dismissing the appeal from the non-refoulement judicial review ruling recorded at [2024] HKCFI 1009, and also refers to the earlier authority [2018] HKCA 524.
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