(delivering the Judgment of the Court): This is an application under Order 52 Rules of the High Court 1980 read with Rule 4 RSC 1980, for an order that Mr. Arthur Lee Meng Kuang (hereinafter referred to as "the advocate") be committed to prison for contempt of court. After the advocate's motion to set aside the leave to commence the present proceeding was dismissed on March 20, 1986 (see SCCA No. 5 of 1986) we allowed the Attorney-General's application to be added as an applicant.

The undisputed facts of this case show that the second, third and fourth applicants (hereinafter referred to as "the appellants") were defendants in Originating Summons No. 182 of 1983 filed by Thai Sang and Leong Kum Weng in the High Court at Johor Bahru. As purchasers of a particular portion of Merlin Towers in Johor Bahru, Lai and Leong (to be referred as "the respondents") prayed for declaratory orders and other reliefs against the appellants. The summons was heard by Abdul Razak J. who allowed the respondent's prayers on February 25, 1984. The appellants appealed against the decision, and on March 11, 1985 the appeal was heard together with another related appeal by the Supreme Court