27 Apr 2026
CENTENO KENNETH GARLAO v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]
- Citation
- [2026] HKCFI 2239
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL24/2022
The leave application is dismissed because the applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable public law ground; on scrutiny the Board's factual and evaluative conclusions (including that the mayor acted privately, ill-treatment lacked required severity, internal relocation and state protection were viable) disclosed no error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality and judicial review cannot usurp the Board's role in assessing such matters.