2024 SCC Vol. 7 Part 4
Constitution of India — Art. 141 — Decision on question of sentence: Decision on question of sentence can never be regarded as
Guardians and wards
Mother, being the only natural guardian after biological father’s death, can decide child’s surname; can even give the child in adoption: SC
“When a child takes on to be a kosher member of the adoptive family it is only logical that he takes the surname of the adoptive family and it is thus befuddling to see judicial intervention in such a matter.”