Mere Claim of Short and Discontinuous Cohabitation Insufficient to Seek DNA Test of Child; Husband’s Plea Rejected: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a DNA test to determine the paternity of a child cannot be ordered as a matter of routine merely on suspicion raised by the husband. The Court emphasized that such a direction can be issued only when there is an eminent and compelling need, and not in cases where marital status and cohabitation are admitted. Court and Judge The judgment was delivered by…