RAHAMAN LUTFOR V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 532 Court of Appeal 15 April 2026 • CACV977/2025 • 4 min read

3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2026] HKCA 532, Court of Appeal, decided 15 April 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 Rahaman Lutfor Applicant

Case Significance

Rahaman Lutfor v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 532 is a Court of Appeal judgment of 15 April 2026. The Court held 'we dismiss the appeal,' upholding the decision below in Rahaman Lutfor v. The Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 4955. The judgment cites [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022 as supporting authority.

What did the Court of Appeal hold in Rahaman Lutfor v. The Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 532?

The Court dismissed the appeal, holding 'we dismiss the appeal.' It upheld the first-instance decision in [2025] HKCFI 4955 and applied the reasoning in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)

[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2025] HKCFI 4955

Related cases

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[2025] HKCFI 4955 HKCFI

RAHAMAN LUTFOR V. THE TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

23 October 2025

Judgment

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

Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 532)