RE PRABHDEEP SINGH

[2026] HKCA 8 Court of Appeal 9 January 2026 • CACV270/2025 • 5 min read
8 cases cited (0 HK, 8 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal accordingly.

Source: [2026] HKCA 8, Court of Appeal, decided 9 January 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

Re Prabhdeep Singh [2026] HKCA 8 arose from Prabhdeep Singh v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2025] HKCFI 1741, an appeal against refusal of a non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal considered authorities including [2018] HKCA 524 and [2022] HKCA 627 before dismissing the appeal, holding: "we dismiss the appeal accordingly."

Summary

Prabhdeep Singh, an Indian national, appealed against the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of the Board's decision dismissing his non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal found the applicant failed to demonstrate the Board acted unlawfully, procedurally unfairly, or in a Wednesbury unreasonable manner. The applicant was absent; the appeal was dismissed.

What did the Court of Appeal hold in Re Prabhdeep Singh [2026] HKCA 8?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal from Prabhdeep Singh v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2025] HKCFI 1741, holding "we dismiss the appeal accordingly," after reviewing authorities including [2018] HKCA 524 and [2022] HKCA 627.

Cases Cited (8)

HK (8)
[2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 15 [2018] HKCA 17 [2018] HKCA 178 [2018] HKCA 37 [2018] HKCA 524 [2022] HKCA 627 [2025] HKCFI 1741

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 8)