Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 728 · Decided 15 October 2014
Dipanwita Roy v. Ronobroto Roy
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 728 · [2014] 11 S.C.R. 553
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9744/2014
- Decided
- 15 October 2014
- Bench
- J.S. KHEHAR, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 112, 114; Hindu Marriage Act Section 13
Headnote
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - s. 13 - Divorce petition under A B - Husband seeking divorce on ground of infidelity - On application of husband, direction issued by High Court for C holding of DNA test of the husband and the child born to wife - Propriety - Held: Depending on facts and circumstances to direct the holding of DNA examination - On facts, but for the DNA test, it was impossible for the husband to establish and confirm the D assertions made in the divorce petition, alleging infidelity - Direction issued by High Court therefore justified - However, wife given liberty to comply
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