AMARASINGHA ARACHCHIGE ANUSHA PRASANGI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 356 Court of Appeal 27 February 2026 • CACV854/2025 • 4 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2026] HKCA 356, Court of Appeal, decided 27 February 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

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Case Significance

Amarasingha Arachchige Anusha Prasangi v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 356 is a Court of Appeal decision handed down on 27 February 2026 in a non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal considered the Court of First Instance ruling in Amarasingha Arachchige Anusha Prasangi v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 4553, alongside its own earlier decisions in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022, before concluding: 'we dismiss the appeal.'

What was the outcome in Amarasingha Arachchige Anusha Prasangi v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 356?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal on 27 February 2026, holding 'we dismiss the appeal.' The ruling followed the earlier decision in [2025] HKCFI 4553 and drew on the Court of Appeal authorities in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2025] HKCFI 4553

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