RANJIT SINGH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCFI 4689 Court of First Instance 21 October 2025 • HCAL1873/2020 • 4 min read
2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Outcome

Application dismissed

I therefore dismiss the application.

Source: [2025] HKCFI 4689, Court of First Instance, decided 21 October 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

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Case Significance

Ranjit Singh v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 4689 was decided by the Court of First Instance on 21 October 2025. The applicant, an Indian national, sought non-refoulement protection based on a stated fear of a police officer who believed the applicant responsible for his son's death in a car accident. The court amended the Form 86 on its own motion to correctly name the respondent and interested party, and finding no error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Board's decision, held: "I therefore dismiss the application." The application for leave to apply for judicial review was dismissed. The case was later cited in Re Nguyen Ngoc Nam [2026] HKCA 627, Re Ranjit Singh [2026] HKCA 642, and Re Ameen Khawaja [2026] HKCA 643.

What was the outcome of Ranjit Singh v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office ([2025] HKCFI 4689)?

The Court of First Instance dismissed the application in [2025] HKCFI 4689, holding: "I therefore dismiss the application." The court found no error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision.

On what basis did the applicant in this case seek non-refoulement protection ([2025] HKCFI 4689)?

The applicant, an Indian national, based his non-refoulement claim on a stated fear of a police officer who believed the applicant was responsible for his son's death in a car accident, as recorded in [2025] HKCFI 4689.

Cases Cited (2)

HK (2)
(2007) 10 HKCFAR 676 [2018] HKCA 524

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