RE NEWAR SMITA

[2026] HKCA 864 Court of Appeal 30 April 2026 • CACV374/2024 • 4 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal accordingly.

Source: [2026] HKCA 864, Court of Appeal, decided 30 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

RE NEWAR SMITA [2026] HKCA 864 is a Court of Appeal decision in non-refoulement proceedings. The applicant had earlier brought NEWAR SMITA V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [2024] HKCFI 2248 before the Court of First Instance. In RE NEWAR SMITA [2026] HKCA 864, the Court of Appeal stated: 'we dismiss the appeal accordingly.'

What was the outcome in RE NEWAR SMITA [2026] HKCA 864?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding 'we dismiss the appeal accordingly.' The applicant had earlier brought non-refoulement review proceedings in NEWAR SMITA V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [2024] HKCFI 2248 before the Court of First Instance.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2022] HKCA 627 [2024] HKCFI 2248

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Judgment

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