RE KHAN ZAHFRAN

[2025] HKCA 196 Court of Appeal 5 March 2025 • CACV462/2024 • 4 min read
2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 196, Court of Appeal, decided 5 March 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

Re Khan Zahfran [2025] HKCA 196 is a Court of Appeal decision arising from Khan Zahfran v. Director of Immigration Department [2024] HKCFI 2973. The Court of Appeal held that 'the appeal is dismissed,' also referring to the earlier authority in [2018] HKCA 451.

Summary

Pakistani national Khan Zahfran appealed against the refusal of leave and extension of time for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting his non-refoulement claim. The applicant had been removed from Hong Kong during the appeal proceedings, and the court directed that the decision be forwarded to him. The appeal was dismissed.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Re Khan Zahfran [2025] HKCA 196?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding that 'the appeal is dismissed.' The matter arose from Khan Zahfran v. Director of Immigration Department [2024] HKCFI 2973, with the court also referring to the earlier authority in [2018] HKCA 451.

Cases Cited (2)

HK (2)
[2018] HKCA 451 [2024] HKCFI 2973

Related cases

Other Hong Kong judgments involving the same parties or counsel.

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Hong Kong Courts portal.

Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 196)