RE HIKKADUWA GALAPPATHTHIGE SARANGA MANOJ KUMARA GALAPPATHTHI
Outcome
Appeal dismissedthe appeal is dismissed.
Source: [2025] HKCA 571, Court of Appeal, decided 30 June 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Judges (2)
Case Significance
RE HIKKADUWA GALAPPATHTHIGE SARANGA MANOJ KUMARA GALAPPATHTHI [2025] HKCA 571 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 30 June 2025 arising from the first-instance judgment in HIKKADUWA GALAPPATHTHIGE SARANGA MANOJ KUMARA GALAPPATHTHI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCFI 68. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding that "the appeal is dismissed." The decision was subsequently referenced in the later proceeding RE HIKKADUWA GALAPPATHTHIGE SARANGA MANOJ KUMARA GALAPPATHTHI [2025] HKCA 875.
Summary
Non-refoulement case in the Court of Appeal involving an unrepresented applicant. The appeal against the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision was dismissed.
What happened in RE HIKKADUWA GALAPPATHTHIGE SARANGA MANOJ KUMARA GALAPPATHTHI [2025] HKCA 571?
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal from the first-instance ruling in HIKKADUWA GALAPPATHTHIGE SARANGA MANOJ KUMARA GALAPPATHTHI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCFI 68, a decision later referenced in RE HIKKADUWA GALAPPATHTHIGE SARANGA MANOJ KUMARA GALAPPATHTHI [2025] HKCA 875.
Cases Cited (2)
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Judgment
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