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SC: Mother Has Right to Give Step-Father's Surname to Child After Demise of Biological Father - (29 Jul 2022)

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Supreme Court while setting aside Andhra Pradesh High Court’s directing to restore child’s original surname from his step-father’s surname, has held that mother being the only natural guardian of the child has the right to decide the surname of the child, as also give the child up for adoption.

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