MAHAMALEGE SAMANTHA PRASAD PERERA V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE
Outcome
Appeal dismissedthe appeal is dismissed.
Source: [2025] HKCA 906, Court of Appeal, decided 31 October 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Judges (2)
Case Significance
Mahamalege Samantha Prasad Perera v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 906 was an appeal before the Court of Appeal from a non-refoulement claim, following the decision below in [2025] HKCFI 1384. The Court of Appeal held that "the appeal is dismissed." The judgment also referred to [2018] HKCA 451.
Summary
Mahamalege Samantha Prasad Perera, a Sri Lankan national who entered Hong Kong illegally via Mainland China, appealed against the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's rejection of his non-refoulement claim. He had filed a second NR claim after his first was rejected. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.
What did the Court of Appeal decide in Mahamalege Samantha Prasad Perera v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 906?
The Court of Appeal held that "the appeal is dismissed," affirming the non-refoulement claim decision addressed below in [2025] HKCFI 1384, with the earlier authority in [2018] HKCA 451 also referenced in the judgment.
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Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 906)