Kastini v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office

Case No.HCAL 893/2023[2026] HKCFI 4638

Court

High Court CFI

Date11 Sep 2026

Judge—

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HCAL 893/2023

[2026] HKCFI 4638

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No 893 of 2023

BETWEEN

	Kastini	Applicant
	and
	Torture Claims Appeal Board/	Putative
	Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office	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 of 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 8 June 2023, 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 8 March 2023.

2.The Applicant requested an oral hearing for the Leave Application. The hearing took place on 27 July 2026 and the Applicant attended in person. At the hearing, the Applicant however indicated that she had nothing to say in respect of the Leave Application, despite having requested the oral hearing herself in the first place.

3.On 4 August 2026, the Court received a letter from the Immigration Department. In the said letter, the Immigration Department stated that the Applicant had, by the letter dated 29 July 2026, confirmed that she would like to withdraw the Leave Application as she wanted to go back to her country as soon as possible. As a result, the Immigration Department indicated that removal proceedings of the Applicant would be resumed as soon as practicable.

4.In light of the position stated above, there is nothing outstanding in this Action. I accordingly dismiss the Leave Application (see Manik MD Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471, at §19).

Dated the 11^th day of September 2026

(Joyce Ooi)
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 11/09/2026 Kastini 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 11/09/2026 Torture Claims Appeal Board/Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent’s ref. no.: USM 20658 Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party’s ref. no.: QA T/C 519/22 (Formerly RBCZ 5000390/22) Department of Justice, Senior Assistant Law Officer (Civil Law) (Civil Litigation Unit 2)

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