A Papua New Guinea lawyer Ben Lomai is expected to apply for the Supreme Court today to make a 'summary judgment' on the plight of the refugees sent by Australia on Manus.
The court ruled in April that the Manus Island camp was illegal, but it is still running and the fate of the asylum seekers and the refugees remains unclear.
Mr Lomai had been seeking rulings for several months asking the courts to order the closure of the camps and for the inmates to be taken to Australia.
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But the Supreme Court discharged his most recent application on Monday, saying there was no proper application before it containing the required question for clarity.
The Post Courier said that because there were also other proceedings before other courts dealing with the same issue, the court discharged part of Mr Lomai's application.
Mr Lomai now wants to obtain a summary judgment to be able to proceed with his bid to secure the release of the refugees and to win compensation for them for being held by Australia illegally.
The court repeated its ruling that both the PNG and Australian governments are responsible for following the court order that the Manus Island detention centre must be closed.
