S.112 Evidence Act | Forcing DNA Test to Ascertain Child's Paternity Without Urgent Need Violates Sanctity of Marriage: Karnataka High Court

In the case before the Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Channarayapatna, the petitioners sought to conduct a DNA test to establish paternity, which would support their claim of being the legitimate children of the deceased Kuttikrishnan Nair and his wife Madhavi Amma. The dispute revolved around the legitimacy of the children born during the marriage and the related partition claims. The court had previously allowed the DNA test under Order…