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

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

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the applicant failed to demonstrate any error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Board's Decision; the Board's adverse credibility findings were supported by detailed reasoning and inconsistencies in the applicant's evidence; complaints about...

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Citation
[2025] HKCFI 4418
Parties
Applicant: Mohammed Akbar; 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 September 2025
Case Number
HCAL2244/2020
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Leave Application Hearing and Dismissal
Outcome
Application for leave to apply for judicial review dismissed.
Legal Topics
Non Refoulement, Asylum, Judicial Review Leave, Credibility Assessment, Country of Origin Information (coi), Procedural Fairness, Language Assistance
Source Language
en
Constitutional and Administrative Law Immigration Law Human Rights Law Non Refoulement Asylum Judicial Review Leave Credibility Assessment Country of Origin Information (coi) +2 more

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Parties

Mohammed Akbar

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 Hearing and Dismissal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Board committed error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality in its adverse credibility findings
  2. 2 Whether the applicant was denied legal or language assistance amounting to procedural unfairness
  3. 3 Whether the Board properly assessed and researched country of origin information (COI)

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the applicant failed to demonstrate any error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Board's Decision; the Board's adverse credibility findings were supported by detailed reasoning and inconsistencies in the applicant's evidence; complaints about language assistance and COI were without substance and the intended challenge had no realistic prospects of success.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to apply for judicial review dismissed.

Orders

  • Form 86 amended on the court's own motion.
  • Applicant's application for leave to apply for judicial review dismissed.