11 Aug 2022
SHERPUNJA THAPA KUL PRASAD v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD AND ANOTHER [Decision on Leave Application]
- Citation
- [2022] HKCFI 2434
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL166/2019
Extension of time was refused because the applicant's delay of approximately 1.5 years was inordinate, unexplained and unjustified; the proposed grounds lacked arguability because they concerned BOR 2 which did not engage the earlier Board decision and the complaints of lack of legal representation and translation were unsupported and not material; the Board lawfully exercised its discretion under s37ZT(2) to refuse late filing and there was no identifiable legal error or procedural unfairness warranting judicial review, therefore leave to apply for judicial review was refused and time was no…