MASANTHIAH TEERAPONG v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

HCAL 178/2024

[2024] HKCFI 1779

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST

NO 178 of 2024

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BETWEEN

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D E C I S I O N

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1.  The applicant applied for extension of time to appeal the Court’s decision by way of Form CALL-1 dated 19 March 2024 (“the Court’s decision”).

2.  The Court’s decision dismissed the applicant’s application for leave to apply for judicial review of the Decision dated 9 July 2018 of the Torture Claims Appeal Board/Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office because it was a duplicated application, which is an abuse of the court’s process[1].

3.  The applicant had admitted that it was a duplicated application and he apologized for the duplication.

4.  It was on that basis the Court dismissed his application by the Court’s decision.

5.  The applicant has no reason to appeal against the Court’s decision.

6.  I refuse to extend time for him to appeal out of time.