Why are mothers ignored, asks SC

July 17, 2014 01:42 am | Updated 02:14 am IST - NEW DELHI

Mothers hardly match the authority a father commands in official documents necessary to prove a person’s identity. While the father’s name prominently figures in government documents, the mother is usually given the go-by. The Supreme Court is all set to change that.

On a public interest writ petition, a three-judge Bench of Justices H.L. Dattu, R.K. Agrawal and Arun Mishra on Wednesday directed the Centre and State governments to respond why the mother is not given equal representation with the father when describing a person’s parenthood in basic official documents.

The petition, filed by journalist Madhav Kant Mishra from Allahabad, says ignoring the parenthood of the mother in government documents is in gross violation of the Fundamental Right to Equality under Article 14 of the Constitution. It sought an ordinance making the mother’s name compulsory in documents.

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