10 Apr 2026
The court allowed the withdrawal because, on the papers, the applicant's decision to withdraw was an informed, conscious and voluntary choice with full understanding of the consequences, and therefore the leave application is withdrawn.
31 Oct 2025
Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the application was filed out of time without any extension application or acceptable explanation, the intended appeal had no realistic prospects of success given the absence of specified evidence or arguable grounds, and permitting the claim would prejudice public administration; a stay pending legal aid was not justified.
27 Feb 2025
The leave application was dismissed for want of prosecution because the applicant filed a Notice of Discontinuance under Order 21, rule 2 and thereby demonstrated no intention to prosecute the leave application, justifying dismissal.
11 Nov 2024
The applicant failed to file the required affirmation or statement to validly effect withdrawal and did not respond to court directions within the specified period; on merits the Court found no error of law, procedural unfairness or Wednesbury unreasonableness in the Board's Decision; accordingly the Court refused the withdrawal and dismissed the leave application for want of prosecution.
3 Sept 2024
Because the applicant voluntarily applied to withdraw his leave application and there was nothing outstanding in the action, the proper disposition was dismissal of the application rather than leaving the action at large, in accordance with Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471.
28 May 2024
Applicant voluntarily applied to withdraw the leave application; there was nothing outstanding in the action; applying the Court of Appeal authority in Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi the appropriate course was to dismiss the application rather than leave the action at large; therefore leave to apply for judicial review was dismissed.
3 Jan 2024
The application for leave was dismissed because the applicant voluntarily withdrew the application after obtaining an independent visa, leaving nothing outstanding, and the Court of Appeal authority in Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi authorises dismissal in such circumstances.
21 Sept 2023
Applicant voluntarily withdrew the application and there was nothing outstanding; applying the Court of Appeal authority in Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471 at 19 and Order 53, the appropriate disposition was to dismiss the leave application.
4 May 2018
Leave was refused because the applicant failed to particularise or support allegations of procedural unfairness or error, the Board and Director gave reasons supported by the record (including credibility findings, availability of state protection and internal relocation), the applicant declined to give evidence and an interpreter was provided, and accordingly there was no real prospect of success on judicial review.