RE DAR IRFAN HUSSAIN

[2025] HKCA 29 Court of Appeal 2 January 2025 • CACV277/2024 • 8 min read
12 cases cited (0 HK, 12 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal accordingly.

Source: [2025] HKCA 29, Court of Appeal, decided 2 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

RE DAR IRFAN HUSSAIN [2025] HKCA 29 is a Court of Appeal decision on a non-refoulement claim, following Dar Irfan Hussain v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1545. The appeal was brought under 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

Dar Irfan Hussain, a Pakistani national who entered Hong Kong illegally in 2008, appealed the refusal of extension of time to apply for leave to apply for judicial review of his non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal found no error in the lower court's assessment and dismissed the appeal.

What was the outcome of RE DAR IRFAN HUSSAIN [2025] HKCA 29?

In RE DAR IRFAN HUSSAIN [2025] HKCA 29, following Dar Irfan Hussain v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1545, 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 (12)

HK (12)
[2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 15 [2018] HKCA 152 [2018] HKCA 160 [2018] HKCA 162 [2018] HKCA 163 [2018] HKCA 17 [2018] HKCA 178 [2018] HKCA 37 [2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2024] HKCFI 1545

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 29)