RE AWAIS MUHAMMAD

[2026] HKCA 467 Court of Appeal 24 March 2026 • CACV240/2024 • 3 min read

3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal accordingly.

Source: [2026] HKCA 467, Court of Appeal, decided 24 March 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Barma Coram G Lam Coram

Parties (1)

Awais Muhammad Applicant

Case Significance

Re Awais Muhammad [2026] HKCA 467 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 24 March 2026, following the first-instance non-refoulement proceedings in Awais Muhammad v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1344. The Court of Appeal held: "we dismiss the appeal accordingly." The judgment also refers to the earlier decisions in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2022] HKCA 627.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Re Awais Muhammad [2026] HKCA 467?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in Re Awais Muhammad [2026] HKCA 467, a decision dated 24 March 2026 that followed the non-refoulement claim proceedings in [2024] HKCFI 1344.

What earlier authorities were referred to in Re Awais Muhammad [2026] HKCA 467?

In dismissing the appeal in Re Awais Muhammad [2026] HKCA 467, the Court of Appeal referred to its earlier decisions in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2022] HKCA 627, alongside the first-instance judgment in [2024] HKCFI 1344.