<h1>Right to omit surname affirmed as permissible, enabling students to reject caste and gender markers on official forms.</h1> Omission of a surname on an examination application was exercised as a personal choice to reject caste, creed, religion and gender distinctions, with the student listing 'Humanism' as her religion. Family practices included not using or registering surnames, and the school stated that opting out of a surname is 'perfectly within the law,' signaling institutional acceptance and legal permissibility of surname omission in educational administration.