BALWINDER SINGH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 765 Court of Appeal 27 April 2026 • CACV321/2025 • 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 765, Court of Appeal, decided 27 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 Balwinder Singh Applicant

Case Significance

BALWINDER SINGH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2026] HKCA 765 concerns an application for leave to appeal in non-refoulement proceedings. The applicant had earlier brought BALWINDER SINGH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCFI 1694 before the Court of First Instance, where 'leave to apply for judicial review was refused by the Judge on 20 May 2025.' The Court of Appeal noted that details of the Judge's reasons for refusing to grant leave could be found in that Judgment.

What happened in BALWINDER SINGH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2026] HKCA 765?

Leave to apply for judicial review had already been refused by the Judge on 20 May 2025 in BALWINDER SINGH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCFI 1694; the Court of Appeal noted the Judge's reasons appear in that Judgment.