New Delhi, May 10: Rohit Shekhar who has filed a paternity case on former Governor of Andhra Pradesh and veteran Congress Leader N D Tiwari has demanded for a DNA test to decide the outcome of the case.
Although legally the result of the case could be in favour of N D Tiwari as a person can file a paternity case or ask for DNA test when he has attained the age of maturity ie. 18 year old.The honourable Supreme Court on Monday asked a trial judge to frame issues in a paternity suit case, however Rohit Shekhar claims to be his biological son.
The Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan headed bench said the issues should be framed without being influenced by observations made by single judge or the division benches of the Delhi High Court.
The Delhi High Court had on March 17 rejected Tiwari”s plea for quashing Shekhar’s paternity suit.
A division bench of the high court had hinted that Tiwari might have to undergo a DNA test to decide the issue. It set aside a single bench order that had dismissed Shekhar’s paternity suit on grounds that it was time barred and non-maintainable.
Justice S N Dhingra had on November 3, 2009 said the suit filed by Shekhar was non maintainable and allowed the plea of 84-year-old Tiwari, who had sought dismissal of the petition.
Tiwari quit as Andhra Pradesh Governor following allegations of his involvement in a sex scandal inside Raj Bhavan.
—Agencies