SHAH MEHMOOD V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 421 Court of Appeal 30 March 2026 • CACV740/2025 • 4 min read
5 cases cited (0 HK, 5 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2026] HKCA 421, Court of Appeal, decided 30 March 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Ng Coram Poon Coram

Parties (3)

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

Case Significance

Shah Mehmood v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 421 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 30 March 2026 concerning a non-refoulement protection claim. The appeal followed the Court of First Instance's ruling in Shah Mehmood v. Director of Immigration and Another [2025] HKCFI 4039. In Shah Mehmood v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 421, the Court of Appeal held: "we dismiss the appeal."

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Shah Mehmood v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 421?

In Shah Mehmood v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 421, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, following on from the Court of First Instance decision in Shah Mehmood v. Director of Immigration and Another [2025] HKCFI 4039.

Cases Cited (5)

HK (5)
[2016] 2 HKLRD 520 [2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2022] HKCA 637 [2025] HKCFI 4039

Related cases

Other Hong Kong judgments involving the same parties or counsel.

[2025] HKCFI 4039 HKCFI
SHAH MEHMOOD V. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND ANOTHER
10 September 2025

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Hong Kong Courts portal.

Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 421)