Skweyiya AJ
merely a declaration that the impugned provisions are inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore invalid, but also the reading into the impugned provisions of words that will cure the constitutional defect.[1] Such an order would provide the first applicant with the legal basis upon which to adopt the siblings, effectively conferring on both the applicants equal parenting rights.
- ↑ The wording to be read into the impugned provisions as prayed for by the applicants appears in the order handed down by the High Court, see para 17.
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