RE KARTININGSIH

[2025] HKCA 848 Court of Appeal 29 September 2025 • CACV411/2024 • 15 min read

10 cases cited (0 HK, 10 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal accordingly.

Source: [2025] HKCA 848, Court of Appeal, decided 29 September 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Barma Coram Chu Coram

Parties (1)

Kartiningsih Applicant

Case Significance

Re Kartiningsih [2025] HKCA 848 was an appeal before the Court of Appeal engaging section 8 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance and the Immigration Ordinance, following the earlier decision in Kartiningsih v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2502. The Court of Appeal held that "we dismiss the appeal accordingly."

Summary

Rafiq Muhammad, a Pakistani national, appealed against the refusal of leave to judicially review the Torture Claims Appeal Board's dismissal of his non-refoulement claim. The Court found no errors in the Judge's assessment. The appeal was dismissed.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Re Kartiningsih [2025] HKCA 848?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in Re Kartiningsih [2025] HKCA 848, which followed the earlier decision in Kartiningsih v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2502, holding that "we dismiss the appeal accordingly."

What ordinance provisions were engaged in Re Kartiningsih [2025] HKCA 848?

The appeal in Re Kartiningsih [2025] HKCA 848 engaged section 8 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance together with the Immigration Ordinance, in a matter that traced back to Kartiningsih v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2502.