12 Feb 2026
LEPCHA BIMIT v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]
- Citation
- [2026] HKCFI 222
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL2414/2020
Because the applicant had obtained residence in Hong Kong and there was no longer a live controversy, following Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471 the court dismissed the leave application; the court also exercised its power under Order 53 r 3 to amend Form 86 to name the Director of Immigration as putative interested party.
- Leave to apply for judicial review
- Form 86 amendment
- Dismissal for lack of live controversy
- Absence of applicant