Supreme Court of India
Dipanwita Roy v. Ronobroto Roy
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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - s. 13 - Divorce petition under - Husband seeking divorce on ground of infidelity - On application of husband, direction issued by High Court for holding of DNA test of the husband and the child born to wife - Propriety - Held: Depending on facts and circumstances of a case, it is permissible for a Court 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 assertions made in the divorce petition, alleging infidelity - Direction issued by High Court therefore justified - However, wife…
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- 2021 Ashok Kumar v. Raj Gupta & Ors.
- 2026 Chaturbhuj Pradhan v. Amar Pradhan
- 2026 Nikhat Parveen @ Khusboo Khatoon v. Rafique @ Shillu
- 2025 R. Rajendran v. Kamar Nisha and Others
- 2025 Ivan Rathinam v. Milan Joseph
- 2023 Aparna Ajinkya Firodia v. Ajinkya Arun Firodia
Of those, 3 distinguished · 1 referred to · 2 mentioned
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