New delhi,April 09 :There is more trouble in store for N. D. Tiwari. The Delhi High Court has asked him to explain why a DNA test should not be conducted on him to ascertain the allegation made by a man claiming to be his son.
The court hinted that the 84- year- old leader might have to undergo a DNA test to nullify the allegations in the paternity row.
It also sought a specific response on each of the more than 100 photographs in which Tiwari is seen with the petitioner, Rohit Shekhar, and his mother on various occasions since his birth.
Giving a deadline of four weeks to file the response, the court said Tiwari would have to personally appear before it in case he failed to file a written reply. “ The controversy can only be settled by examining the photographs and DNA test. If you ( Tiwari) do not explain the photographs, the court would examine you in person,” Justice J. R. Midha observed.
The paternity suit has been filed by Shekhar, the grandson of a former Union minister, claiming that he was born out of a relationship between his mother Ujjawala Sharma and Tiwari, a charge denied by the latter.
Tiwari’s counsel pleaded not to pass any order as an appeal had been filed in the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s order for agreeing to adjudicate the paternity suit. The court, however, refused to adjourn the matter and directed Tiwari to file a response within four weeks.