High Court of Karnataka Upholds DNA Test Order in Partition Suit to Determine Paternity — Trial Court's Direction for Blood Sample Collection Under Section 45 r/w 56 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and Section 151 CPC Upheld. The court held that DNA testing is a reliable scientific method to establish paternity and is necessary for just adjudication of the suit....
The petitioner, Rajanaika, was the first defendant in a partition suit (O.S.No.170/2010) filed by his son, Umesh (plaintiff/respondent no.1), seeking partition and separate possession of suit properti...
