AMIN MUHAMMAD V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

[2026] HKCA 37 Court of Appeal 9 February 2026 • CACV908/2025 • 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 37, 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 Putative Respondent Amin Muhammad Applicant

Case Significance

Amin Muhammad v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 37 was an appeal from the Court of First Instance's dismissal of a judicial review application at [2025] HKCFI 4775. 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 1161.

Summary

Amin Muhammad appealed against the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of the Board's decision dismissing his non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal found that his grounds of appeal lacked proper particulars and did not identify any concrete error by the judge. The appeal was dismissed.

What was the outcome of Amin Muhammad v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 37?

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 4775, and the ruling was later cited in [2026] HKCA 1161.