The applicant association was formed by residents in
government buildings which under the divesture policy was
selling the housing units to tenets as first option buyers. The
applicants brought a suit against the respondent for an order
of certiorari against the order of selling the units to non-
tenants. The court granted the prayer and reversed it later in
an application for review; the applicant was unsuccessful in
the Court of Appeal and instituted a second appeal and
brought an application for interim stay of execution.
The main point of contention was whether counsel for the
applicant had been duly instructed by the company.