DAS MOLY RANI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD/NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

DAS MOLY RANI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD/NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

The applicant's grounds lacked any realistic prospect of success because the Board's adverse credibility findings were open to the Adjudicator on the evidence, the asserted procedural defects (late bundle, language/translation issues, confusion) did not amount to a reviewable error, and the Board legitimately relied on COI; accordingly leave to apply for judicial review was refused.

Citation
[2019] HKCFI 2480
Parties
Applicant: Das Moly Rani; 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
10 October 2019
Case Number
HCAL932/2018
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Decision on Leave Application; Leave Refused
Outcome
Leave to apply for judicial review refused; application dismissed.
Legal Topics
Non Refoulement, Torture and CIDTP, Leave to Apply for Judicial Review, Credibility Assessment, Country of Origin Information, Procedural Set Aside of Ex Parte Order
Source Language
EN
Immigration Law Administrative Law Constitutional Law Human Rights Law Non Refoulement Torture and CIDTP Leave to Apply for Judicial Review Credibility Assessment +2 more

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Parties

Das Moly Rani

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 / Decision on Leave Application; Leave Refused

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant raised a arguable/real prospect to justify leave for judicial review of the Board's adverse credibility findings
  2. 2 Whether lack of translation/language assistance and late delivery of the hearing bundle constituted a ground for judicial review
  3. 3 Whether reliance on Country of Origin Information or news sources constituted unlawful reliance on hearsay or unreliable material

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant's grounds lacked any realistic prospect of success because the Board's adverse credibility findings were open to the Adjudicator on the evidence, the asserted procedural defects (late bundle, language/translation issues, confusion) did not amount to a reviewable error, and the Board legitimately relied on COI; accordingly leave to apply for judicial review was refused.

Court Disposition

Leave to apply for judicial review refused; application dismissed.

Orders

  • Order dated 8 November 2018 dismissing the application for want of prosecution set aside.
  • Leave to apply for judicial review refused.