Ghouse v. Ghouse – sllr 1988 volume 1 page 025

In the case between the petitioner‑appellant (seeking letters of administration over the estate of the deceased Hafila Ghouse) and the respondent (an individual adopted by the deceased’s family under the Adoption of Children Ordinance), the Supreme Court addressed whether a child adopted under the Adoption of Children Ordinance is entitled to inherit the intestate estate of a Muslim deceased when the Muslim Intestate Succession Ordinance mandates consanguinity and does not recognize adoption for inheritance purposes. It was held that adoption under the general law does not confer inheritance rights with respect to a Muslim intestate estate, reaffirming the principle that specific statutory provisions prevail over general enactments in cases of direct conflict (“generalia specialibus non de