Read the full judgment text of HCAL 20/2021 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 7 February 2025.
1. The applicant was an illegal overstayer from India. In a non-refoulement claim made to the Director of Immigration (“ Director ”), the applicant asserted that there was a real risk of facing torture if refouled. The claim was rejected by the Director. The applicant’s appeal to the Torture Claims Appeal Board (“ Board ”) was withdrawn by a notice of the Board dated 30 October 2019. On 7 January 2021, a prescribed Form 86 was filed to apply for leave for a judicial review against the the Board’