father's name Archives

Mother and father are equally entitled to recognition as child’s parents; Delhi HC directs GGSIPU to include mother’s name in degrees/certificates

“It would be clearly retrogressive if educational certificates, degrees and other such documents reflect the name only of the father of a candidate, eliminating the name of the mother.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka High Court appalled to see a case of wrongful arrest as fathers’ name was similar; Directs DGP to issue SOP/Guidelines if not in place; Compensates aggrieved

“I’m unable to comprehend as to how the name of the father being similar or even identical would have any role to play in the arrest, extrapolating the same logic if the arrest warrant has been issued for one brother, another brother or maybe even the sister could be arrested, merely, because the father’s name is identical.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Authorities cannot insist on disclosure of father’s name for the purpose of child’s ‘Birth Certificate’: Madras HC

Madras High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of M.S. Ramesh, J. addressing a Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the