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

[2026] HKCA 30 Court of Appeal 9 February 2026 • CACV943/2025 • 4 min read

3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs.

Source: [2026] HKCA 30, Court of Appeal, decided 9 February 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Anthony Chan Coram H. Au-Yeung Coram

Parties (3)

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

Case Significance

Muhammad Sudheer v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 30 was an appeal from the Court of First Instance's dismissal of a judicial review application at [2025] HKCFI 4884. The Court of Appeal held that "the appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs," referring to [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022; the decision was subsequently cited in [2026] HKCA 630.

Summary

Muhammad Sudheer, a Pakistani national, appealed against the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of the Board's decision dismissing his non-refoulement claim. The applicant acted in person. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal for lack of merit.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Muhammad Sudheer v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 30?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding that "the appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs," affirming the refusal of the judicial review application reported at [2025] HKCFI 4884, and the ruling was later cited in [2026] HKCA 630.