Baby Nona v. Milton and Others – sllr 1984 volume 1 page 061

The case between Baby Nona (petitioner) and Milton with three other respondents concerned the legal status of an adoption order and entitlement to letters of administration following the death of Peter Appuhamy. The principal issues were whether the petitioner was the lawful widow of the deceased and if an adoption order made under the Adoption Ordinance was valid when not issued on a true husband-and-wife joint application. The findings established that the adoption order (P2) was void as the parties were never lawfully married, rendering their joint application for adoption invalid under section 2(2) of the Adoption Ordinance. The order of the District Court upholding the adoption was set aside, and the proceedings were remitted for further inquiry, reaffirming the principle that statuto