KHAN NOUMAN V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 755 Court of Appeal 30 April 2026 • CACV326/2025 • 3 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

leave to apply for judicial review was refused by the Judge on 20 May 2025. Details of the Judge’s reasons for refusing to grant leave can be found in the Judgment.

Source: [2026] HKCA 755, Court of Appeal, decided 30 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (3)

Case Significance

Khan Nouman v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 755 followed the Court of First Instance's ruling in Khan Nouman v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 1686. The Court of Appeal noted that "leave to apply for judicial review was refused by the Judge on 20 May 2025. Details of the Judge's reasons for refusing to grant leave can be found in the Judgment." The judgment also referred to the earlier authorities reported at [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

What did the Court of Appeal record in Khan Nouman v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 755?

In [2026] HKCA 755, the Court of Appeal recorded that leave to apply for judicial review was refused by the Judge on 20 May 2025, with reasons set out in the Judgment, following the Court of First Instance ruling in [2025] HKCFI 1686.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2025] HKCFI 1686

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Judgment

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