SOHEL MOHAMMED V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 609 Court of Appeal 26 September 2025 • CACV234/2022 • 2 min read

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

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

Source: [2025] HKCA 609, Court of Appeal, decided 26 September 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (3)

Case Significance

Sohel Mohammed v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 609 was an application for leave to appeal under section 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance. The Court of Appeal held that "leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed."

Summary

Bangladeshi applicant Sohel Mohammed sought leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal against the dismissal of his non-refoulement case. His appeal had been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal (Chow JA and S T Poon J) refused leave, finding no question of great general or public importance and dismissed the notice of motion.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Sohel Mohammed v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 609?

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal under section 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance in Sohel Mohammed v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 609, holding that "leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed."

Statutes Cited

Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance
s 22(1)(b)

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 609)