CHHETRI RAHUL BAHADUR V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 378 Court of Appeal 7 May 2025 • CACV426/2024 • 4 min read

1 cases cited (0 HK, 1 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

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

Source: [2025] HKCA 378, Court of Appeal, decided 7 May 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Chow Coram G Lam Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Chhetri Rahul Bahadur Applicant

Case Significance

Chhetri Rahul Bahadur v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 378 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 applicant's earlier proceedings before the Court of First Instance, Chhetri Rahul Bahadur v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2386. The Court of Appeal held that leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed.

Did the Court of Appeal allow further appeal in Chhetri Rahul Bahadur v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 378?

No. The Court of Appeal held that leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed, following the earlier Court of First Instance decision in the same matter, [2024] HKCFI 2386.