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Documents citing B.R. Mulani vs Dr. A.B. Aswathanarayana on 1 April, 1992

Gautam Kundu vs State Of West Bengal And Sm. Shaswati ... on 22 April, 1992

5. Of the two English decisions cited by Mr. Chatterjee the facts in the decision reported in (1968) 2 All England Law Reports, 1023 (B.R.B. v. J.B.) were these. The husband petitioner brought a petition for divorce against the wife alleging that she had been guilty of adultery with the co-respondent as a result of which she gave birth to a child. The child was however born to the wife during the continuance of the wedlock between the husband and wife. The wife and the co-respondent registered the co-respondent as the father of the child. It however transpired that the husband met the wife for one night and had sexual intercourse with her on that night at about the time when the child could have been conceived. Neither the husband nor the wife however thought that the husband was the father of the child. As it however appeared that either the husband or the co-respondent could be the father it became necessary to settle the issue of paternity in connection with the question of proper arrangements for the care and upbringing of the child. All three of the adults, the husband, the wife and the co-respondent had a blood test. The question arose whether the child should have a blood test for determining the paternity issue. In the circumstances; of the case, it was held by the Court of Appeal, Civil Division that it was clearly in the child's interest to have a blood test, since it would settle definitely one way or the other which of the men was. the father. Lord Denning, M.R. in that case further observed thus : -
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