MERAJ AHAMAD ALIAS MERAJ AHMED V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD
Outcome
Appeal dismissedthe appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs.
Source: [2026] HKCA 38, Court of Appeal, decided 9 February 2026. Read directly from the judgment.
Judges (2)
Case Significance
Meraj Ahamad alias Meraj Ahmed v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 38 was an appeal from the Court of First Instance's dismissal of a judicial review application at [2025] HKCFI 4956. 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.
Summary
Meraj Ahamad (alias Meraj Ahmed), an Indian national, 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 the grounds were raised for the first time on appeal without justification, and even on their merits lacked substance, noting internal relocation to another part of India was viable. The appeal was dismissed.
What did the Court of Appeal decide in Meraj Ahamad alias Meraj Ahmed v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 38?
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding that "the appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs," and upheld the Court of First Instance's earlier refusal of the judicial review application recorded at [2025] HKCFI 4956.
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Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 38)