RE SHAHINUR ALAM

[2025] HKCA 73 Court of Appeal 27 January 2025 • CACV414/2024 • 5 min read

2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 73, Court of Appeal, decided 27 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Cheng Coram Cheung Coram

Parties (1)

Shahinur Alam Applicant

Case Significance

Re Shahinur Alam [2025] HKCA 73 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 27 January 2025 in which the Court held that 'the appeal is dismissed.' The appeal followed Shahinur Alam v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2400 and referenced [2018] HKCA 451. The decision was later cited in Re Shahinur Alam [2026] HKCA 560.

Summary

Shahinur Alam, a Bangladeshi national who arrived in Hong Kong in 2010, appealed against the refusal of leave to judicially review the Torture Claims Appeal Board's dismissal of his non-refoulement claim. The applicant did not appear at the hearing. The Court found no errors in the Judge's decision and dismissed the appeal.

What did the Court of Appeal rule in Re Shahinur Alam [2025] HKCA 73?

The Court of Appeal held that 'the appeal is dismissed,' in a non-refoulement appeal following Shahinur Alam v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2400. The decision was subsequently cited in Re Shahinur Alam [2026] HKCA 560.