Supreme Court of India
Mrs. Akella Lalitha v. Sri Konda Hanumantha Rao & Anr.
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Before parting with this subject, to obviate any uncertainty it is reiterated that the mother being the only natural guardian of the child has the right to decide the surname of the child.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Family Law – Surname of child – Dispute between Appellant- mother and respondent-grandparents, (parents of dec eased father of the child) with regard to surname given to the chil d – Whether Appellant-mother, who is the only natural/legal guardian of the c hild after the death of the biological father can decide the surname of the child – Can she give him the surname of her second husband whom she remarried after the death of her first hus band and can she give the child for adoption to her husband – Held: Appellant- mother being the only natural guardian of the child has the rig ht to decide
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