Child has right to use mother’s surname: HC

The Delhi High Court on Friday observed that every child has the right to use his or her mother’s surname if he or she wishes to.Justice Rekha Palli made the observation while hearing a petition by a

The Delhi High Court on Friday observed that every child has the right to use his or her mother’s surname if he or she wishes to. Justice Rekha Palli made the observation while hearing a petition by a minor girl’s father seeking direction to the authorities to reflect his surname in his daughter’s documents and not her mother’s “A father does not own the daughter to dictate that she should use only his surname. If the minor daughter is happy with her surname, what is your problem?” Justice Palli said, while declining to pass any direction on the father's plea.