Forcing DNA Test on a Party in Partition Suit to Determine Parentage Violates Right to Privacy: Orissa High Court
In a significant ruling on the right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution, the Orissa High Court has held that forcing a party to undergo DNA testing in a civil partition suit to determine parentage is legally unwarranted and unconstitutional. The judgment was delivered by Justice Bibhu Prasad Routray in CMP No. 758 of 2025, titled Golapi Majhi v. Bhabanishankar Budulal @ Kisan & Ors. Background of the…
