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No right to DNA test, paternity determined by legitimacy: SC
Hindustan Times Delhi
|January 29, 2025
SC SET ASIDE AN HC ORDER ALLOWING A MAN TO SEEK DNA TEST TO CLAIM MAINTENANCE
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that an individual does not have a legal right to seek a DNA test on another person to prove paternity, underscoring that such an inquiry could lead to a "collateral infringement of privacy" and potentially eviscerate a person's reputation and standing in society.
Highlighting that probe into personal matters such as paternity must be handled with the utmost care and circumspection, a bench led by Justice Surya Kant held that the right to dignity and privacy, enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution, must guide courts when evaluating such requests.
This story is from the January 29, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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