Ikram Cahudhry Muhammad Alias Ikram Muhammad v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office

Case No.HCAL 1141/2020[2025] HKCFI 3687

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High Court CFI

Date22 Aug 2025

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HCAL 1141/2020

[2025] HKCFI 3687

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 1141 of 2020

BETWEEN
	Ikram Cahudhry Muhammad alias Ikram Muhammad	Applicant
	and
	Torture Claims Appeal Board/ Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office	Putative Respondent
	and
	Director of Immigration	Putative
		Interested Party

Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review
NOTIFICATION of the Judge’s decision (Ord. 53 r. 3)

Following;

consideration of documents only; or

consideration of documents and oral submissions by the Applicant in open court;

Order by Deputy High Court Judge (Non-refoulement Claims) Philips Wong:

The application for leave to apply for judicial review be dismissed.

Observations for the Applicant:

1.By Form 86 filed on 9 June 2020, the Applicant applied for leave to apply for judicial review (the “Leave Application”) against the decision of the Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non‑refoulement Claims Petition Office dated 28 May 2020.

2.The Applicant requested an oral hearing for the application. The hearing took place on 21 July 2025. The Applicant attended in person.

3.On 14 July 2025, the Applicant filed an Affirmation and applied to discontinue the Leave Application as he has received his Hong Kong identity card.

4.This was confirmed by the Applicant at the hearing on 21 July 2025. I explained to him that the Leave application would be dismissed accordingly and he said he understood.

5.In the premises, as there is nothing outstanding in this Action, I dismiss the Leave Application (See Manik MD Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471, at §19).

Dated the 22^nd day of August 2025

(Allen LEE)
for Registrar, High Court

Where leave to apply has been granted, Applicants and their legal advisers are reminded of their obligation to reconsider the merits of their application in the light of the Respondent’s evidence

Notes for the Applicant: If leave has been granted, the Applicant or the Applicant’s solicitors must:
a) serve on the respondent and such interested parties as may be directed by the Court the order granting leave and any directions given within 14 days after the leave was granted (Order 53, rule 4A); b) issue the originating summons within 14 days after the grant of leave and serve it in accordance with Order 53, rule 5; and c) supply to every other party copies of every affidavit which the Applicant proposes to use at the hearing, including the affidavit in support of the application for leave (Order 53, rule 6(5)).		Sent to the Applicant on 22/8/2025 Ikram Cahudhry Muhammad alias Ikram Muhammad Applicant’s ref. no: Nil		Sent to the Putative Respondent / the Putative Respondent’s solicitors / such Putative Interested Parties as may be directed by the Court / the Putative Interested Parties’ solicitors on 22/8/2025 Torture Claims Appeal Board/Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent’s ref. no.: USM 14298/18/11/141/P2852 Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party’s ref. no.: QA T/C 3985/18 (Formerly RBCZ/13496/16) Department of Justice, Senior Assistant Law Officer (Civil Law) (Civil Litigation Unit 2)

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Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi

[2022] HKCA 471 · Court of Appeal

01 Apr 2022

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