RE AKHTAR WALEED

[2025] HKCA 70 Court of Appeal 27 January 2025 • CACV395/2024 • 5 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 70, Court of Appeal, decided 27 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

Re Akhtar Waleed [2025] HKCA 70 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 27 January 2025 in which the Court held that 'the appeal is dismissed.' The appeal followed Akhtar Waleed v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2356, with the Court also drawing on [2018] HKCA 451 and [2020] HKCA 244.

Summary

Akhtar Waleed, a Pakistani national who entered Hong Kong illegally, appealed against the refusal of leave to judicially review the Torture Claims Appeal Board's dismissal of his non-refoulement claim. The Court found his grounds were bare assertions unsupported by evidence or particulars. The appeal was dismissed.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Re Akhtar Waleed [2025] HKCA 70?

The Court of Appeal held that 'the appeal is dismissed,' in a non-refoulement appeal that followed Akhtar Waleed v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2356, with reference also made to [2018] HKCA 451 and [2020] HKCA 244.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 451 [2020] HKCA 244 [2024] HKCFI 2356

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 70)