RE WARIS MUHAMMAD

[2026] HKCA 494 Court of Appeal 13 April 2026 • CACV38/2026 • 7 min read

7 cases cited (0 HK, 7 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2026] HKCA 494, Court of Appeal, decided 13 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Cheng Coram Chu Coram

Parties (1)

Waris Muhammad Applicant

Case Significance

Re Waris Muhammad [2026] HKCA 494 records the Court of Appeal's dismissal of an appeal following the Court of First Instance judgment in Waris Muhammad v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 92. The Court of Appeal held: 'we dismiss the appeal,' referring to earlier Court of Appeal authorities including [2018] HKCA 524, [2018] HKCA 714, [2019] HKCA 50, [2018] HKCA 14, [2018] HKCA 15 and [2018] HKCA 17.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Re Waris Muhammad [2026] HKCA 494?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in Re Waris Muhammad [2026] HKCA 494, holding 'we dismiss the appeal,' after the Court of First Instance judgment Waris Muhammad v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 92.