23 Dec 2025
The applicant expressly withdrew the application, there was no evidence the withdrawal was anything other than voluntary and no outstanding matters remained; therefore the appropriate disposition was dismissal of the leave application rather than leaving the action at large.
12 Jun 2025
The applicant elected to withdraw the leave application after obtaining a Hong Kong identity card, leaving no outstanding issues; accordingly the court dismissed the leave application and ordered Form 86 to be amended to name the Director of Immigration as the Putative Interested Party.
5 Sept 2024
Because the applicant voluntarily applied to withdraw the leave application and there was nothing outstanding in the action, the proper disposal was to dismiss the leave application in accordance with the Court of Appeal precedent in Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471.
18 Jun 2024
Application dismissed because the applicant voluntarily withdrew the leave application, the underlying issue was reported resolved, nothing remained outstanding, and the court followed the Court of Appeal authority in Re Manik that dismissal is the correct order in such circumstances.
14 Jun 2024
The sealed dismissal order rendered the court functus officio and deprived the court of jurisdiction to re-open the application; accordingly the application to re-open was dismissed.
11 Jun 2024
The applicant voluntarily applied to withdraw his leave application after obtaining a dependent visa and there was nothing outstanding in the action; following the Court of Appeal in Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi the proper course was to dismiss the application for leave rather than leave the action at large, therefore leave to apply for judicial review is dismissed.
22 Sept 2023
The applicant voluntarily withdrew the leave application and represented there was nothing outstanding; following Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi the correct disposal was dismissal of the application, so leave to apply for judicial review is dismissed.
2 Aug 2023
Because the applicant expressly withdrew his application and there was nothing outstanding, the court correctly dismissed the leave application in accordance with Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471 rather than leaving the action at large.
19 Sept 2022
Because the applicant on his own motion withdrew the application and there was nothing outstanding in the action, the Court was correct to order dismissal of the application rather than leave the action at large, following the authority of Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471.