Read the full judgment text of CAMP 82/2021 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 15 October 2021 before Au JA and Chow JA.
Administrative law – non-refoulement protection – judicial review – leave to apply for judicial review – extension of time to appeal – Court of Appeal – Indian national – overstayer – creditor-related harm – torture risk – article 2 BOR risk – article 3 BOR risk – persecution risk – state protection – internal relocation – changed address without informing court – delay of approximately 8 weeks – unrepresented litigant – no specific grounds of appeal – Wednesbury unreasonableness – procedural unfairness – failure to identify error – whether to extend time to appeal refusal of leave – four-factor test from Farrukh Zaib (length of delay, reasons for delay, prospect of appeal, prejudice) – general and bare assertions without particulars are not proper grounds of appeal – no absolute right to free legal representation at all stages – whether an application for leave to appeal an EOT refusal should be treated as a renewed application for EOT – Extension of time refused and summons dismissed.
Legal issues: Whether extension of time should be granted to appeal the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review
Outcome: Extension of time to appeal refused; the Applicant's summons dated 12 March 2021 is dismissed.
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