Identity of child not attached to father alone: Single mother moves Kerala HC against mandate to have father's name in child's Birth Certificate

The plea challenged the Kerala Registration of Birth and Death Rules as violative of Article 14 of the Constitution, the rights to privacy and equality.
pregnant mother and birth certificate
pregnant mother and birth certificate
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An expectant single mother has moved the Kerala High Court challenging the Kerala Registration of Birth and Death Rules, 1999, specifically the requirement to give the details of the father of a child/person for the purpose of registration of birth/death and the requirement to show the name of father in the birth and death certificates of a person.

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