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

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

Because the applicant voluntarily withdrew his application after obtaining a visa and there were no outstanding issues, the court dismissed the leave application in accordance with the Court of Appeal authority that dismissal is appropriate where nothing remains outstanding.

Citation
[2023] HKCFI 2402
Parties
Applicant: Harjinder Singh; 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
22 September 2023
Case Number
HCAL1398/2020
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Leave Application Dismissed Following Applicant's Withdrawal
Outcome
Leave to apply for judicial review dismissed.
Legal Topics
Non Refoulement, Leave to Apply for Judicial Review, Withdrawal of Application, Mootness, Torture Claims Appeal
Source Language
EN
Constitutional and Administrative Law Immigration Law Human Rights Law Non Refoulement Leave to Apply for Judicial Review Withdrawal of Application Mootness Torture Claims Appeal

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Parties

Harjinder Singh

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 Dismissed Following Applicant's Withdrawal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant's withdrawal of his leave application requires dismissal of the proceedings
  2. 2 Whether the grant of a visa and resulting lack of outstanding issues renders the application moot
  3. 3 Whether dismissal is appropriate rather than leaving the action at large

Ratio Decidendi

Because the applicant voluntarily withdrew his application after obtaining a visa and there were no outstanding issues, the court dismissed the leave application in accordance with the Court of Appeal authority that dismissal is appropriate where nothing remains outstanding.

Court Disposition

Leave to apply for judicial review dismissed.

Orders

  • Leave to apply for judicial review dismissed.