New Delhi, June 23 -- The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its intent to lay down guidelines for issuing OBC (Other Backwards Classes) certificates to children of single mothers, allowing the use of the mother's caste certificate without requiring documents from the paternal side.
A bench comprising Justices KV Viswanathan and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter and scheduled it for final hearing on July 22.
"The present petition raises an important issue about the issuance of OBC certificate to children of a single mother where the mother belongs to the OBC category," the bench noted in its order.
The petitioner contends that existing guidelines unjustly require an OBC certificate from a paternal blood relative, father, grandfather, or u...