KUMAR SUBHAM v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

KUMAR SUBHAM v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

The court refused the applicant's application to withdraw and dismissed the leave application because the applicant confirmed there was no continuing risk making the non-refoulement claim otiose; the court therefore exercised its discretion not to grant a remedy that would serve no practical purpose and ordered correction of the named parties.

Citation
[2026] HKCFI 248
Parties
Applicant: Kumar Subham; Putative Respondent: Torture Claims Appeal Board; Putative Interested Party: Director of Immigration
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
14 January 2026
Case Number
HCAL866/2024
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review (leave Application) / Decision on Leave Application
Outcome
Application to withdraw refused; Leave application dismissed; Parties' names amended.
Legal Topics
Non Refoulement, Judicial Review — Leave, Withdrawal of Application, Ostensible/otiose Remedy
Source Language
EN
Constitutional and Administrative Law Immigration Law Human Rights Non Refoulement Judicial Review — Leave Withdrawal of Application Ostensible/otiose Remedy

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Parties

Kumar Subham

Applicant

Torture Claims Appeal Board

Putative Respondent

Director of Immigration

Putative Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review (leave Application) / Decision on Leave Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant's application to withdraw the leave application should be allowed
  2. 2 Whether leave to apply for judicial review should be granted where the claim is moot/otiose
  3. 3 Proper parties to be named in the proceedings (putative respondent and putative interested party)

Ratio Decidendi

The court refused the applicant's application to withdraw and dismissed the leave application because the applicant confirmed there was no continuing risk making the non-refoulement claim otiose; the court therefore exercised its discretion not to grant a remedy that would serve no practical purpose and ordered correction of the named parties.

Court Disposition

Application to withdraw refused; Leave application dismissed; Parties' names amended.

Orders

  • Amend the name of the putative respondent to "Torture Claims Appeal Board".
  • Amend the name of the putative interested party to "Director of Immigration".