BUTT MUHAMMAD ASIM V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCFI 4162 Court of First Instance 30 September 2025 • HCAL1287/2020 • 8 min read
11 cases cited (0 HK, 11 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Petition dismissed

The petition was dismissed and the Director’s Further Decision was confirmed.

Source: [2025] HKCFI 4162, Court of First Instance, decided 30 September 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (1)

YW Hew Coram

Parties (5)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Defendant Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Butt Muhammad Asim Applicant Butt Muhammad Asim Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)
s 8
Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)

Cases Cited (11)

UK (1)
[1954] 1 WLR 1489
HK (10)
(2007) 10 HKCFAR 676 [2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 246 [2018] HKCA 328 [2018] HKCA 400 [2018] HKCA 524 [2018] HKCA 571 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2020] HKCA 380 [2021] HKCA 886

Cited By (1)

[2026] HKCA 853
BUTT MUHAMMAD ASIM V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 1 later judgment. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2026] HKCA 853 Court of Appeal
7 May 2026

Related cases

Other Hong Kong judgments involving the same parties or counsel.

[2026] HKCA 853 HKCA
BUTT MUHAMMAD ASIM V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE
7 May 2026

Judgment

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