KHALID MEHMOOD V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE
Outcome
Leave to appeal refusedleave to apply for judicial review was refused by the Judge on 30 September 2025.
Source: [2026] HKCA 535, Court of Appeal, decided 15 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.
Judges (2)
Case Significance
Khalid Mehmood v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 535 is a Court of Appeal decision of 15 April 2026 on a non-refoulement claim. The judgment records that 'leave to apply for judicial review was refused by the Judge on 30 September 2025,' affirming the first-instance outcome in Khalid Mehmood v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 4160. The Court of Appeal's reasoning draws on [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.
Why was leave to appeal refused in Khalid Mehmood v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 535?
The Court of Appeal recorded that 'leave to apply for judicial review was refused by the Judge on 30 September 2025,' affirming the first-instance decision in [2025] HKCFI 4160 and applying the approach set out in [2018] HKCA 524.
Cases Cited (3)
Related cases
Other Hong Kong judgments involving the same parties or counsel.
Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Hong Kong Courts portal.
Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 535)