RESTU DWI AMBARWULAN AND ANOTHER V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 763 Court of Appeal 2 September 2025 • CACV385/2024 • 3 min read

1 cases cited (0 HK, 1 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

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

Source: [2025] HKCA 763, Court of Appeal, decided 2 September 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Chow Coram Lisa Wong Coram

Parties (4)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Restu Dwi Ambarwulan Applicant Restu-Dwi-Ambarwulan Raisha Putri Sadou Applicant

Case Significance

Restu Dwi Ambarwulan and Another v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 763 was an application before the Court of Appeal under s 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance, following Restu Dwi Ambarwulan and Another v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2285 in the Court of First Instance. The Court of Appeal held: "leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed."

Summary

Restu Dwi Ambarwulan and her daughter applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal after their non-refoulement appeal was dismissed. The Court noted non-compliance with Order 80 regarding the minor applicant but treated it as a mere irregularity. The application was dismissed as the intended appeal had no reasonable prospect of success.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Restu Dwi Ambarwulan v Torture Claims Appeal Board ([2025] HKCA 763)?

In Restu Dwi Ambarwulan and Another v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 763, the Court of Appeal held that "leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed," under s 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance.