Smt. Sangamma W/O Rajashekhar ... vs Rajashekhar S/O Ayyappa Tallikeri on 21 April, 2020
The third judgment cited
by the petitioner reported in Hanumappa's case also
relates to a lis arising out of a suit for partition and
separate possession. This Hon'ble Court relying on
several judgments of Hon'ble Apex Court concluded by
holding that parties to civil suit cannot be subjected to
DNA analysis as a matter of course. This Court in the
above said judgment also held that in the event of Court
directing the parties to have recourse to DNA test and if
such a party refuses to submit himself for examination,
the Court has a liberty to draw adverse inference
against the party who is directed to undergo DNA test.