AHMED IFTIKHAR v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

AHMED IFTIKHAR v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Leave refused because the applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable legal error or procedural unfairness in the Board's decision; the Board's adverse credibility findings and the Director's conclusion of low risk with viable internal relocation were amply supported by evidence and objective country...

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Citation
[2025] HKCFI 2626
Parties
Applicant: Ahmed Iftikhar; Putative Respondent: Torture Claims Appeal Board; Putative Interested Party: Director of Immigration
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
26 June 2025
Case Number
HCAL79/2021
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Leave Stage — Application Dismissed
Outcome
Application for leave to apply for judicial review dismissed.
Legal Topics
Non Refoulement, Torture Risk, Credibility Assessment, Internal Relocation, Leave to Apply for Judicial Review
Source Language
en
Administrative Law Constitutional Law Immigration Law Human Rights Law Non Refoulement Torture Risk Credibility Assessment Internal Relocation +1 more

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Parties

Ahmed Iftikhar

Applicant

Torture Claims Appeal Board

Putative Respondent

Director of Immigration

Putative Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Leave Stage — Application Dismissed

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant established an arguable ground of error of law or procedural unfairness before the Board
  2. 2 Whether the Board erred in law in its adverse credibility findings
  3. 3 Whether the risk of harm was such that non-refoulement protection was required despite availability of internal relocation

Ratio Decidendi

Leave refused because the applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable legal error or procedural unfairness in the Board's decision; the Board's adverse credibility findings and the Director's conclusion of low risk with viable internal relocation were amply supported by evidence and objective country information, and judicial review is not a vehicle to re‑hear such factual evaluations.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to apply for judicial review dismissed.

Orders

  • Leave to apply for judicial review refused and the application dismissed.