RE ISLAM MOHAMMAD ARIFUL

[2025] HKCA 27 Court of Appeal 2 January 2025 • CACV340/2024 • 8 min read
9 cases cited (0 HK, 9 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal accordingly.

Source: [2025] HKCA 27, Court of Appeal, decided 2 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

RE ISLAM MOHAMMAD ARIFUL [2025] HKCA 27 is a Court of Appeal decision on a non-refoulement claim, following Islam Mohammad Ariful v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1922. The appeal engaged the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including section 8, and the Immigration Ordinance. The Court of Appeal held: 'we dismiss the appeal accordingly.'

Summary

Islam Mohammad Ariful, a Bangladeshi national who entered Hong Kong illegally in 2015, appealed the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of his non-refoulement claim based on alleged political persecution. The Court of Appeal found no error in the lower court's assessment and dismissed the appeal.

What did the Court of Appeal hold in RE ISLAM MOHAMMAD ARIFUL [2025] HKCA 27?

In RE ISLAM MOHAMMAD ARIFUL [2025] HKCA 27, arising from Islam Mohammad Ariful v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1922, the Court of Appeal held 'we dismiss the appeal accordingly' under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance and Immigration Ordinance.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (9)

HK (9)
[2013] 1 HKC 526 [2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 152 [2018] HKCA 160 [2018] HKCA 162 [2018] HKCA 163 [2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2024] HKCFI 1922

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 27)