ARSHAD MUHAMMAD v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD/NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

ARSHAD MUHAMMAD v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD/NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

The application for leave was refused because the applicant failed to present any arguable BOR2 grounds or additional facts, the adjudicator did not err in law or in procedure in declining an oral hearing, and the substantive decision was not Wednesbury unreasonable so there was no realistic prospect of success.

Citation
[2019] HKCFI 780
Parties
Applicant: Arshad Muhammad; Putative Respondent: Torture Claims Appeal Board/Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office; Putative Interested Party: Director of Immigration
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
17 June 2019
Case Number
HCAL1661/2018
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Leave Application (refused)
Outcome
Leave to apply for judicial review refused
Legal Topics
Non Refoulement, Hong Kong Bill of Rights Article 2, Procedural Fairness, Wednesbury Unreasonableness, Leave to Apply for Judicial Review
Source Language
EN
Administrative Law Constitutional Law Immigration and Asylum Non Refoulement Hong Kong Bill of Rights Article 2 Procedural Fairness Wednesbury Unreasonableness Leave to Apply for Judicial Review

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Parties

Arshad Muhammad

Applicant

Torture Claims Appeal Board/Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office

Putative Respondent

Director of Immigration

Putative Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Leave Application (refused)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant had an arguable Article 2 (right to life/non-refoulement) claim under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights
  2. 2 Whether the TCAB adjudicator erred in refusing an oral hearing and whether that refusal breached procedural fairness
  3. 3 Whether the adjudicator's decision was Wednesbury unreasonable

Ratio Decidendi

The application for leave was refused because the applicant failed to present any arguable BOR2 grounds or additional facts, the adjudicator did not err in law or in procedure in declining an oral hearing, and the substantive decision was not Wednesbury unreasonable so there was no realistic prospect of success.

Court Disposition

Leave to apply for judicial review refused

Orders

  • Leave to apply for judicial review refused