Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Voluntary withdrawal

Legal area

Court

10 Apr 2026

JUFRI AHMAD v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 1968
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1010/2025

The applicant's withdrawal was an informed, conscious and voluntary decision with no indication of coercion and the papers showed it was safe for him to return; accordingly the court allowed the withdrawal of the leave application.
31 Oct 2025

MEHMOOD RASHID v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 5129
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL2191/2020

The court ordered Form 86 to be amended to name the Director of Immigration as the putative interested party and dismissed the leave application because the applicant voluntarily and genuinely withdrew the application after obtaining a Hong Kong identity card, leaving no outstanding issue to determine.