LANDMARK CASE
ABC v. State (NCT of Delhi)
(2015) 10 SCC 1 · Supreme Court of India · Family law
At a glance
- Citation: (2015) 10 SCC 1
- Court: Supreme Court of India
- Area of law: Family law
- In one line: No. In the child's welfare, an unwed mother can seek guardianship without notice to the father.
1 Facts
An unwed mother sought guardianship of her child without notifying the father.
2 Issue
Must the father be notified?
3 What the court decided
No. In the child's welfare, an unwed mother can seek guardianship without notice to the father.
4 Why it matters
It advanced single mothers' rights.
5 Think about it
How is the child's welfare paramount here?
6 Analyse it yourself
Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.
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