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1. On the 18th November 1983, an ex-parte application for a writ of habeas corpus was made on behalf of some 51 incarcerated debtors to O'Connor J. in chambers apparently under order 54 rule 1(1)(a) Rules of Supreme Court. Pursuant to Order 54 rule 2(1)(a), the learned judge directed that an application therefor be made by originating motion to the Full Bench. Directions were given for the service of the originating motion on the Commissioner of Correctional Services and on as well the judgment