Man Can't Be Made To Pay Maintenance For Child Not Biologically His: Top Court

No Maintenance if DNA Test Proves Man Is Not Biological Father, Says Supreme Court; Dismisses Appeal Challenging Denial of Maintenance | 📰 LatestLY

The Supreme Court ruled that a man is not liable for child maintenance if a DNA test proves he is not the biological father, even if the child was born during marriage. This scientific evidence overrides the legal presumption of legitimacy. While dismissing the appeal, the Court directed Delhi authorities to ensure the child’s welfare. 📰 No Maintenance if DNA Test Proves Man Is Not Biological Father, Says Supreme Court; Dismisses Appeal Challen…

Man Can't Be Made To Pay Maintenance For Child Not Biologically His: Top Court

The bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Koteshwar Singh said this will hold even if the child is born after the man's marriage to her mother. But for this rule to apply, it has to be proved that the man has not fathered the child.

No maintenance if father is not found in DNA test: Supreme Court rejects mother’s appeal

Bureau Prayagraj- The Supreme Court of India has said that if a DNA test proves that a person is not the biological father of the child, he cannot be forced to pay maintenance, even if the child was born out of wedlock. A division bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh rejected the appeal filed by the mother and upheld the Delhi High Court’s decision. The parties were married in 2016. Later, when a dispute arose, t…

No maintenance for child if paternity disproved by DNA: Supreme Court

The court denied maintenance for a child after a DNA test confirmed the respondent was not the biological father, ruling that scientific evidence prevails over legal presumption.

Supreme Court denies maintenance for child after DNA test disproves paternity

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a woman seeking maintenance for her minor daughter after a DNA test established that the respondent was not the biological father, holding that such scientific evidence would prevail over the statutory presumption of legitimacy under the law.

Maintenance Can't Be Demanded From Man If DNA Test Shows He's Not Child's Father : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that when a DNA test conclusively establishes that a man is not the biological father of a child, he cannot be directed to pay maintenance, even though the child was born...