TUNGPALAN CELY TABIEROS V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 335 Court of Appeal 7 May 2025 • CAMP224/2024 • 3 min read

2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 335, Court of Appeal, decided 7 May 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Au Coram Chow Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Tungpalan Cely Tabieros Applicant

Case Significance

Tungpalan Cely Tabieros v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 335 is a Court of Appeal decision of 7 May 2025 on an application under section 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal. It follows the same applicant's earlier Court of First Instance proceedings, Tungpalan Cely Tabieros v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1326 and [2024] HKCFI 2945. The Court of Appeal held that leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed.

Summary

Tungpalan Cely Tabieros, a Filipino national, applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal against the Court of Appeal's dismissal of her non-refoulement judicial review time extension application. The Court found no question of great general or public importance and dismissed the notice of motion.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Tungpalan Cely Tabieros v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 335?

The Court of Appeal held that leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed. The application followed the applicant's earlier Court of First Instance proceedings in the same matter, [2024] HKCFI 1326 and [2024] HKCFI 2945.