RAI AAYUSH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal accordingly.
Source: [2025] HKCA 32, Court of Appeal, decided 2 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
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Case Significance
RAI AAYUSH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCA 32 is a Court of Appeal decision on a non-refoulement claim, following Rai Aayush v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1883. The appeal was brought under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including section 8, and the Immigration Ordinance, and the Court of Appeal held: 'we dismiss the appeal accordingly.' The decision was later referenced in RE RAI AAYUSH [2025] HKCA 288.
Summary
Rai Aayush, a Nepalese national, appealed the refusal of 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 did the Court of Appeal decide in the RAI AAYUSH non-refoulement appeal [2025] HKCA 32?
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in RAI AAYUSH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCA 32, following Rai Aayush v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1883; the decision was later referenced in RE RAI AAYUSH [2025] HKCA 288.
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