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No DNA test as ‘matter of routine’: Karnataka High Court protects minor’s identity in property dispute
April 30, 2026 6:19 pm
The Karnataka High Court highlighted that the court can order a DNA test only after cogent and reliable evidence is led to prove illegitimacy, and the same cannot be ordered as a matter of course.
‘Rarest of rare’: Rajasthan High Court orders DNA test after 93-year-old woman denies ‘daughter’ amid property row
February 14, 2026 10:40 am
Rajasthan property dispute case: The legislative intent never envisaged a situation where a female would deny that a child was not born from her womb, the Rajasthan High Court observed while hearing the case.
Not living continuously with wife cannot be ground for seeking DNA test to confirm child's paternity: Karnataka High Court
February 09, 2026 5:58 pm
The Karnataka High Court observed that a DNA test is ordered when there is an “eminent need” and it becomes impossible for the court to ascertain the truth without it.
4-day pregnancy claim: Why Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld DNA test for child in Army man’s divorce battle
February 07, 2026 9:32 am
DNA test divorce case: The Madhya Pradesh High Court was hearing a plea of an estranged wife challenging a family court's order of a DNA test of her daughter requested by her husband alleging adultery.
4 years after death, Haryana man’s remains exhumed for DNA test amid murder probe
September 20, 2025 12:37 pm
Yamunanagar’s Gandhi Nagar Police Station SHO, Inspector Jagbir Singh, told The Indian Express on Friday that the exhumed remains, along with his mother’s blood samples, were sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (Madhuban) for DNA testing.
Air India Crash: AIIMS forensic expert explains how victims’ bodies are identified after a blaze this severe
June 15, 2025 11:44 am
With DNA profiling underway in Ahmedabad, Dr Sudhir Gupta outlines how bones, teeth, and flight seating chart help speed up identification
‘DNA report aaya kya?’: Long wait for parents after their newborns were ‘put up for adoption’ by baby-selling gang
July 14, 2024 7:54 am
The gang is accused of coaxing poor parents to give up their newborns for adoption, after which videos of the children — along with their “prices” — would be shared with prospective buyers
Dombivli chemical unit blast: 10 missing cases, 5 bags of body parts reach hospital for DNA test
May 27, 2024 3:11 pm
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Friday served a closure notice to the Amudan Chemicals Pvt Ltd that said the company owner would not be able to start the business without taking its clearance.
Claiming to be her mother, 2 women fight for custody of 3-year-old found at Mathura railway station
December 22, 2023 4:44 pm
The Mathura police are now awaiting the results of a DNA test to ascertain the girl’s real parents.
A mother’s instinct, a missing boy, and a DNA test that did not match
November 08, 2022 11:00 am
After the mother insisted that the boy wasn’t hers, police decided to conduct a DNA test of the two. It wasn’t a match.
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