SHARIF SAJJAD V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCFI 5988 Court of First Instance 22 December 2025 • HCAL589/2021 • 4 min read

3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal dismissed

leave to apply for judicial review is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCFI 5988, Court of First Instance, decided 22 December 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (1)

Jeffrey Chau Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Sharif Sajjad Applicant

Summary

The applicant, a Pakistani national, sought leave to apply for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting his non-refoulement claim. He claimed to fear harm or death from his cousin who opposed his conversion to Shia Islam. The application for leave was dismissed.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)

(2007) 10 HKCFAR 676 [2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 524

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCFI 5988)