In the case of J. M. Yasapala and another V. J. M. Gunathilake and others (SC Appeal No. 207/2014), the Supreme Court was tasked with reviewing a procedural dispute stemming from the administration of a deceased’s estate. The proceedings began with a series of hearings and motions between September 2015 and July 2016, where the 2nd and 5th Respondent-Appellants sought leave to appeal against an order from the High Court of Civil Appeal of the North Western Province.