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

Leave refused because applicant failed to identify any arguable legal grounds and the court, after anxious scrutiny, found no error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Board's factual findings and credibility assessment; therefore no basis for judicial review existed.

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Citation: [2026] HKCFI 2769
Parties: Applicant: Sahid; Putative Respondent: Torture Claims Appeal Board; Putative Interested Party: Director of Immigration
Court: Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong
Judgment Date: 13 May 2026
Case Number: HCAL1692/2021
Procedural Posture: Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Leave Application – Oral Hearing and Decision
Outcome: Leave application dismissed
Legal Topics: Non Refoulement, Unified Screening Mechanism, Judicial Review Leave, Credibility Assessment, Internal Relocation
Source Language: en

Constitutional and Administrative Law Immigration Law Refugee Law Human Rights Procedural Law Non Refoulement Unified Screening Mechanism Judicial Review Leave +2 more

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Parties

Sahid

Applicant

Torture Claims Appeal Board

Putative Respondent

Director of Immigration

Putative Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Leave Application – Oral Hearing and Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether leave to apply for judicial review should be granted
2 Whether the Board committed errors of law
3 Whether there was procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Board's decision

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Leave application dismissed

Orders

Leave application dismissed

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