Adoption

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The Court’s admonition to a single woman for wanting to be a mother  is debatable and begs the question if her marital status is more  important than her financial means or mental health

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The pleas seeking its legal recognition failed 2-3 at the doorstep of the Supreme Court’s five-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud

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What’s in a name? A lot when a woman remarries after her husband’s death or divorce and her child’s surname is changed. This is what happened recently when the Supreme Court upheld an Andhra Pradesh woman’s decision to change the surname of her minor son after her remarriage.

The Supreme Court last month issued a notice in a matter seeking simplification of the adoption process in India. A bench, comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant, heard the petition in which the counsel for the petitioner highlighted the ground reality with respect to the adoption process in India and the kind of impact it has had on the country over a period of time.

The Allahabad High Court...