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CACV 768/2025, [2026] HKCA 1710

On Appeal From [2025] HKCFI 3994

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CIVIL APPEAL NO 768 OF 2025

(ON APPEAL FROM HCAL NO 1101 OF 2025)

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BETWEEN

	SATINDER PAL SINGH	Applicant
	and
	TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD	Putative
		Respondent
	and
	DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION	Putative
		Interested Party

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Before:

Hon Poon CJHC and Ng J in Court

Date of Written Submissions:	21 April 2026
Date of Judgment:	25 September 2026

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J U D G M E N T

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The Court:

1.By a judgment dated 30 March 2026, this Court dismissed the applicant’s appeal against the order of Deputy High Court Judge Bruno Chan dated 9 September 2025, refusing him leave to apply for judicial review in respect of his non-refoulement claims.

2.By a notice of motion dated 9 April 2026, the applicant applied to us for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal under section 22(1) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap 484)[1] on the ground that (sic):

“I would Like to inform to court OF Final Appeal. There are same Error in my Law Maker authorities. They were Totatlly Relied on same web news which officialy not Recognized. They are not properly Investigation in my claim. decision Maker not give me Justice, They are give me unfair decision. I do not Think my case determined Fairly.”

3.In his 3-page written submissions, the applicant made some general complaints about procedural unfairness, including the lack of legal and/or language assistance.

4.The notice of motion does not meet the statutory threshold for leave to be granted because it fails to (a) state any error in our judgment; (b) raise any viable ground of appeal that is reasonably arguable; or (c) identify any question of great general or public importance involved in the intended appeal; and there is no basis to grant leave to appeal on the “or otherwise” limb.

5.In consequence, we refuse to grant leave and dismiss the notice of motion.

(Jeremy Poon)
Chief Judge of the
High Court

(Peter Ng)
Judge of the Court of
First Instance

The applicant, unrepresented, acting in person

[1] Section 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance provides that an appeal shall lie to the Court of Final Appeal at the discretion of the Court of Appeal or the Court of Final Appeal in any civil cause or matter if, in the opinion of the Court of Appeal or the Court of Final Appeal, as the case may be, the question involved in the appeal is one which, by reason of its great general or public importance, or otherwise, ought to be submitted to the Court of Final Appeal for decision.

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Satinder Pal Singh v. Torture Claims Appeal Board

[2025] HKCFI 3994 · High Court CFI

09 Sep 2025

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