JOY KUMAR v. WESLEY WONG, ESQ.

[2019] HKCFI 853

Court of First Instance28 March 2019

HCAL15/2016 JOY KUMAR v. WESLEY WONG, ESQ.

HCAL 15/2016

[2019] HKCFI 853

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 15 of 2016

BETWEEN

	Joy Kumar	Applicant
	and
	Wesley Wong, ESQ.	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 the documents only; or

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

Order by The Honourable Mr Justice Fung:

1. Leave to apply for Judicial Review is granted; and

2. Case be adjourned to 5 June 2019 at 9:30 a.m. for hearing Originating Summons (Judicial Review).

Observations for the Applicant : -

Dated the 28th day of March 2019

(Kitty LAM)
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 his 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’s Solicitors on 28 March 2019

M/s T.H. Koo & Associates
Solicitors for the Applicant
Applicant’s ref. no:
CJL/KUMAR

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 28 March 2019

Wesley Wong, ESQ.,
Torture Claims Appeal Board
Putative Respondent's ref. no.:
(15) in USM 386/14/11/2/B76

Director of Immigration
Putative Interested Party's ref. no.:
QA T/C 139/09
(formerly RBCZ/ 1623/08)

Department of Justice,
Senior Assistant Law Office (Civil Law)
(Civil Litigation Unit 2)

JOY KUMAR v. WESLEY WONG, ESQ.

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