RE MUNTIANIK YUSUF AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCA 317 Court of Appeal 8 April 2025 • CACV323/2024 • 16 min read
8 cases cited (0 HK, 8 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal of both the 1

Source: [2025] HKCA 317, Court of Appeal, decided 8 April 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (2)

Case Significance

In Re Muntianik Yusuf and Another [2025] HKCA 317, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal in a non-refoulement matter, engaging the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, s 8, the Immigration Ordinance, and the Rules of the High Court. The court held that 'we dismiss the appeal of both the 1,' following earlier Court of First Instance proceedings in Muntianik Yusuf and Another v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1885.

Summary

Muntianik Yusuf (Indonesian) and Mohideen Bawa Fathima Hafsa Rafeek (Sri Lankan), mother and daughter, appealed the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of the Board's dismissal of their non-refoulement claims. The Court of Appeal found no error in the lower court's assessment and dismissed the appeal.

What was the outcome in Re Muntianik Yusuf and Another [2025] HKCA 317?

The Court of Appeal held that 'we dismiss the appeal of both the 1,' upholding the result of the earlier proceedings in Muntianik Yusuf and Another v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1885.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (8)

HK (8)
[2013] 1 HKC 526 [2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2020] HKCA 442 [2020] HKCA 971 [2021] HKCA 207 [2021] HKCA 53 [2024] HKCFI 1885

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Judgment

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