This was an application for judicial review seeking for an order of certiorari quashing the recommendation of the commission of inquiry, which had directed that compensation be paid to the landlords, contrary to the decision of the High Court, that compensation be paid to the applicant through his lawyers, an order prohibiting Ministry of Finance, ULC and any other Government Officials from implementing the recommendation among others.

The applicant contended that he was a dealer in real estates and had acquired the disputed plots of land lawfully from the rightful owners.

The respondents on the other hand argued that this application had been brought prematurely, since the commission of inquiry was still carrying out investigations on the same matter, that it was not in the interest of justice to grant the orders prayed for.