MRS. RONALD DE LIVERA v. TALAGUNA – sllr 1991 volume 2 page 264

In the case between Mrs. Ronald de Livera (Petitioner) and Talaguna (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether an order staying execution proceedings by the Court of Appeal constitutes an interlocutory or final order, and whether jurisdiction exists to grant leave to appeal to the Supreme Court on an interlocutory issue. It was determined that the stay of execution order was interlocutory in nature, given that such orders relate only to incidental matters and do not dispose of the main controversy. Established case law, including Chitty v. Parameswary and Rasheed Ali v. Khan Ali, was relied upon to reaffirm that interlocutory orders fall outside the appellate jurisdiction to grant leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. The application for leave was dismissed, with the court emph