TIWARI RITA V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD/ NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE
Outcome
Leave to appeal refusedleave to apply for judicial review is refused.
Source: [2025] HKCA 882, Court of Appeal, decided 14 November 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
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Case Significance
TIWARI RITA V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD/ NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCA 882 is a Court of Appeal decision concerning an application under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, s 8, and the Immigration Ordinance. The court held that "leave to apply for judicial review is refused," drawing on the earlier authorities at [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.
Summary
Tiwari Rita appealed against Deputy High Court Judge To's refusal to grant leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's rejection of her non-refoulement protection claim. The applicant acted in person. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no errors of law or failure to consider relevant matters in the lower court's decision.
On what basis did the Court of Appeal refuse leave in TIWARI RITA V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD/ NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCA 882?
In [2025] HKCA 882, the Court of Appeal held that leave to apply for judicial review is refused, in a matter brought under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, s 8, and the Immigration Ordinance, referencing the earlier decisions at [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.
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Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 882)