RE SHAHZAD MUHAMMAD

[2025] HKCA 320 Court of Appeal 8 April 2025 • CACV393/2024 • 7 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2025] HKCA 320, Court of Appeal, decided 8 April 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

In Re Shahzad Muhammad [2025] HKCA 320, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal in a non-refoulement matter, engaging the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, s 8, and the Rules of the High Court. The court held that 'we dismiss the appeal,' following earlier Court of First Instance proceedings in Shahzad Muhammad v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2240.

Summary

Shahzad Muhammad, a Pakistani national, appealed the refusal of extension of time and leave to apply for judicial review of the Board's dismissal of his non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal found no error and dismissed the appeal.

What did the Court of Appeal rule in Re Shahzad Muhammad [2025] HKCA 320?

The Court of Appeal held that 'we dismiss the appeal,' upholding the result reached in the earlier proceedings in Shahzad Muhammad v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2240.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2024] HKCFI 2240

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Judgment

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