HAIDER ZEESHAN v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD /NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE AND ANOTHER [Decision on Leave Application]

HAIDER ZEESHAN v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD /NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE AND ANOTHER [Decision on Leave Application]

Leave was refused because the applicant sought judicial review despite a statutory appeal to an independent tribunal that is a proper substitute; the application was time-barred and no exceptional circumstances were shown to justify departure from the ordinary rule; service was valid at the applicant's proper address; language issues did not demonstrate unfairness because the applicant had understood the Board's decision before applying; and the applicant failed to show any arguable unlawfulness in the Director's or Adjudicator's exercise of discretion on COI weighting.

Citation
[2018] HKCFI 2647
Parties
Applicant: Haider Zeeshan; 1st Putative Respondent: Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office; 2nd Putative Respondent: The Director of Immigration
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
5 December 2018
Case Number
HCAL806/2018
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Leave Application (refused)
Outcome
Application for leave for judicial review dismissed; leave refused.
Legal Topics
Non Refoulement, Torture/cidtp, Right to Life (bor Article 2), Judicial Review Leave, Procedural Fairness, Service and Language of Decision, Use and Weighing of Country of Origin Information
Source Language
EN
Constitutional Law Administrative Law Immigration Law Human Rights Law Non Refoulement Torture/cidtp Right to Life (bor Article 2) Judicial Review Leave +3 more

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Parties

Haider Zeeshan

Applicant

Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office

1st Putative Respondent

The Director of Immigration

2nd Putative Respondent

Procedural Posture

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

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether applicant entitled to judicial review despite statutory appeal
  2. 2 Whether application was time-barred and whether exceptional circumstances were shown
  3. 3 Whether service of the Director's Further Decision was valid

Ratio Decidendi

Leave was refused because the applicant sought judicial review despite a statutory appeal to an independent tribunal that is a proper substitute; the application was time-barred and no exceptional circumstances were shown to justify departure from the ordinary rule; service was valid at the applicant's proper address; language issues did not demonstrate unfairness because the applicant had understood the Board's decision before applying; and the applicant failed to show any arguable unlawfulness in the Director's or Adjudicator's exercise of discretion on COI weighting.

Court Disposition

Application for leave for judicial review dismissed; leave refused.

Orders

  • Application for leave for judicial review dismissed