SC Issues Notice on Plea For Issuance Of OBC Certificates To Children Of Single Mothers

The Supreme Court issued a notice on a PIL seeking changes to OBC certificate guidelines, allowing children of single mothers to obtain certificates without needing documents from the paternal side.

The petitioner, a retired MCD teacher, argues that the current rule unfairly excludes single mothers—widows, divorced, or adoptive mothers—by preventing them from securing OBC certificates for their children, violating Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

The plea highlights that SC/ST single mothers can obtain caste certificates for their children, while OBC mothers cannot.

The Court has sought responses from the Delhi government and the Union of India.