ABDUS SATTAR v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

ABDUS SATTAR v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Leave was refused because the Director's and the Board's decisions were rational and supported by evidence, no legal error or procedural unfairness was identified, the interpreter complaint was unparticularized and unsupported, reasonable state protection and internal relocation were available, and there was no...

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Citation
[2022] HKCFI 1867
Parties
Applicant: Abdus Sattar; Putative Respondent: Torture Claims Appeal Board; Putative Interested Party: Director of Immigration
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
21 June 2022
Case Number
HCAL1440/2019
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Decision on Leave Application
Outcome
Leave application dismissed
Legal Topics
Non Refoulement, Torture, Procedural Fairness, Judicial Review Leave, Internal Relocation, Country of Origin Information
Source Language
en
Constitutional Law Administrative Law Immigration Law Human Rights Non Refoulement Torture Procedural Fairness Judicial Review Leave +2 more

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Parties

Abdus Sattar

Applicant

Torture Claims Appeal Board

Putative Respondent

Director of Immigration

Putative Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Decision on Leave Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Board or Director committed legal error or procedural unfairness in rejecting non-refoulement/torture claim
  2. 2 Whether the Applicant faced real risk of serious harm or torture on return to Bangladesh
  3. 3 Whether interpreter failures rendered the hearing unfair

Ratio Decidendi

Leave was refused because the Director's and the Board's decisions were rational and supported by evidence, no legal error or procedural unfairness was identified, the interpreter complaint was unparticularized and unsupported, reasonable state protection and internal relocation were available, and there was no reasonably arguable basis for judicial review; additionally the Applicant signaled desire to return invoking lack of prospect of success.

Court Disposition

Leave application dismissed

Orders

  • The application for leave to apply for judicial review be dismissed.