Is it possible to obtain birth certificate without husband's info ?

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The Supreme Court has directed municipal bodies not to insist on the name of the father while issuing birth certificates for children born outside wedlock, saying that in such cases, it should mention only the mother's name.
The court said in today's society women are increasingly choosing to raise their children alone and the law must recognize the reality and evolve with the changing times.

"The law is dynamic and is expected to diligently keep pace with time and the legal conundrums and enigmas it presents. There is no gainsaying that the identity of the mother is never in doubt. Accordingly, we direct that if a single parent/unwed mother applies for the issuance of a birth certificate for a child born from her womb, the authorities concerned may only require her to furnish an affidavit to this effect, and must thereupon issue the birth certificate, unless there is a court direction to the contrary," the bench said.

Advocate Siddhant Sharma LawRato