SYED SULTHAN MOHAMED THASTHAGEER V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 547 Court of Appeal 30 March 2026 • CACV790/2025 • 5 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2026] HKCA 547, 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 Syed Sulthan Mohamed Thasthageer Applicant

Case Significance

Syed Sulthan Mohamed Thasthageer v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 547 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 Syed Sulthan Mohamed Thasthageer v. Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 4158. The Court of Appeal held: "we dismiss the appeal."

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Syed Sulthan Mohamed Thasthageer v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 547?

In Syed Sulthan Mohamed Thasthageer v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 547, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, following the Court of First Instance's ruling in [2025] HKCFI 4158.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2025] HKCFI 4158

Related cases

Other Hong Kong judgments involving the same parties or counsel.

[2025] HKCFI 4158 HKCFI
SYED SULTHAN MOHAMED THASTHAGEER V. NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE
16 September 2025

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 547)