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

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

Leave was refused because the applicant failed to raise any valid legal ground or show a realistic prospect of success; the Board's findings on credibility, lack of factual basis, availability of state protection and viability of internal relocation were not shown to be unlawful, irrational or procedurally unfair.

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Citation
[2025] HKCFI 6409
Parties
Applicant: Jafar Tufail; 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
30 December 2025
Case Number
HCAL288/2021
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Leave Application Refused
Outcome
Leave to apply for judicial review refused; application dismissed
Legal Topics
Non Refoulement, Torture and CIDTP Risk, Judicial Review, Procedural Fairness, Credibility Findings, Internal Relocation
Source Language
en
Administrative Law Immigration Law Constitutional Law Human Rights Law Refugee Law Non Refoulement Torture and CIDTP Risk Judicial Review +3 more

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Parties

Jafar Tufail

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 Board erred in law or acted irrationally or procedurally unfairly in dismissing the appeal
  2. 2 Whether the applicant demonstrated a realistic prospect of success for judicial review
  3. 3 Whether the Board's adverse credibility finding and conclusions on state protection and internal relocation were open to challenge

Ratio Decidendi

Leave was refused because the applicant failed to raise any valid legal ground or show a realistic prospect of success; the Board's findings on credibility, lack of factual basis, availability of state protection and viability of internal relocation were not shown to be unlawful, irrational or procedurally unfair.

Court Disposition

Leave to apply for judicial review refused; application dismissed

Orders

  • Leave to apply for judicial review refused
  • Application dismissed