AKTHAR MST POPY V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 346 Court of Appeal 17 March 2026 • CACV860/2025 • 4 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2026] HKCA 346, Court of Appeal, decided 17 March 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

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Case Significance

Akthar Mst Popy v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 346 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 17 March 2026, arising after the Court of First Instance reviewed the same non-refoulement matter in Akthar Mst Popy v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 4477. The Court of Appeal's holding, "we dismiss the appeal," is recorded under the outcome category Appeal dismissed, with the judgment referencing the Court of Appeal's earlier guidance in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Akthar Mst Popy v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 346?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding "we dismiss the appeal." The appeal followed a Court of First Instance decision on the non-refoulement claim in [2025] HKCFI 4477, and the judgment referenced the Court of Appeal's earlier guidance in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2025] HKCFI 4477

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