NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Monday ruled that an unwed mother can claim guardianship of her child without revealing the name its father.
A bench headed by Justice Vikramajit Sen held that the consent of father is also not required while deciding guardianship of the child if the mother does not wish to disclose the child’s parentage.
The apex set aside an order of a trial court and the Delhi High Court directing an unwed mother, who filed guardianship petition for her Child, to disclose father’s name to get his consent.
The Supreme Court said that welfare of child should be of paramount importance while deciding such issues and the court should not insist for name of father if a woman does not want to disclose it, The Times of India reported.