HC on Kid’s DNA Test in Divorce Case: Can’t Use Child As 'Weapon' To Get Divorce on Ground of Adultery, Says Rajasthan High Court
The child cannot be used as a weapon to get a divorce on the basis of adultery, on the strength of a DNA Paternity Test, noted Justice Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati.
The Rajasthan High Court has stated that the child cannot be used as a weapon to gain a divorce on grounds of adultery while denying a man's request to record the paternity test results of his putative son in a divorce case. The court ruled that DNA testing violates a child's rights, including the right to privacy, the right to a decent existence, and the "right to have the confidence and happiness of being showered with love and affection by both parents." The child cannot be used as a weapon to get a divorce on the basis of adultery, on the strength of a DNA Paternity Test, noted Justice Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati. The DNA Paternity Test must only be performed in extreme instances, he added. DNA Testing of a Minor Child Can’t Be Used As Shortcut To Establish Infidelity, Says Supreme Court.
Rajasthan HC on Kid’s DNA Test in Divorce Case
‘Can’t Use Child As Weapon To Get Divorce On Ground Of Adultery’: Rajasthan High Court Refuses To Allow Man To Bring Alleged Son’s DNA Test Results On Record In Divorce Case @AimanChishti https://t.co/KvymZAhKoJ
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