ISHTIAQ MUHAMMAD V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE
Outcome
Leave to appeal refusedleave to apply for judicial review is refused.
Source: [2025] HKCA 497, Court of Appeal, decided 5 June 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Judges (2)
Case Significance
Ishtiaq Muhammad v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 497 concerned an application under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including section 8, and the Immigration Ordinance, following the first-instance decision in Ishtiaq Muhammad v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 3093. The Court of Appeal, referring to its earlier rulings in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022, held that "leave to apply for judicial review is refused." The decision was later cited in Re Ishtiaq Muhammad [2025] HKCA 991.
Summary
Non-refoulement case in the Court of Appeal involving an unrepresented applicant who appealed the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision. The Board had upheld the Director of Immigration's rejection. The appeal was dismissed.
What did the Court of Appeal decide in Ishtiaq Muhammad v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 497?
The Court of Appeal held that "leave to apply for judicial review is refused," in a matter concerning the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance and the Immigration Ordinance, following the first-instance ruling in [2024] HKCFI 3093.
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Citation influence
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Judgment
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