25 Jul 2023
AWAN ABDUL WAHAB v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 1835
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL994/2019
Leave to apply for judicial review was dismissed: (1) as to the Director's First Decision because the applicant had not exhausted the statutory appeal remedy to the Board and had not shown special circumstances to bypass that appeal; (2) as to the Director's Second Decision because the applicant had pursued (and failed in) an appeal to the Board and the Board lawfully refused to extend time because the applicant did not notify a change of address and the merits did not justify extension; and (3) as to the Board's Decision because there was no arguable error in the Board's exercise of discreti…