Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Mootness/academic challenge

Legal area

Court

28 Aug 2025

HOSSAIN SAHAB UDDIN v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 3475
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1487/2020

Because the Applicant voluntarily and informedly withdrew his leave application and there was no indication of external pressure, the court allowed the withdrawal, dismissed the leave application as academic and amended Form 86 to correctly name the Putative Respondent; no adjudication of the merits was necessary.
31 Jul 2025

柳洋豪 v. 運輸署署長

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 2612
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL246/2025

The decision under challenge (the Commissioner’s 29 November 2024 email restricting queries to be made via the relevant car testing centre) was identified but the application for leave was dismissed as academic because the Commissioner re‑examined and re‑marked the tests and permitted the applicant to inspect question papers, answer sheets and marking schemes; therefore no useful order could be granted and the leave application was dismissed, with no order as to costs.